collaboration in action: a success story w. van straten , npl board chair k. dubeau , npl board
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Collaboration In Action: A Success Story W. Van Straten , NPL Board Chair K. Dubeau , NPL Board. Partners. Shared Digital Infrastructure. Enable transformation of the community Strategic opportunities to share investments in IT infrastructure, programs and services - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Collaboration In Action: A Success Story
W. Van Straten, NPL Board ChairK. Dubeau, NPL Board
Partners
Shared Digital Infrastructure
• Enable transformation of the community• Strategic opportunities to share investments
in IT infrastructure, programs and services• Spark the development of a knowledge sector
SDI Executive: LeadersTown of Newmarket
Mayor CAO Director of IT Economic Development
Officer
Library Board Chair CEO Deputy CEO
Newmarket Hydro President
Southlake RHC
Vice President CIO
Chamber of Commerce Past Chair President Vice President
www.sdiproject.ca
Key ComponentsDigitization Lab
Community MessagingRFID/Library System
New LMS, web siteOutreach Programs
Video ConferencingBusiness Education
Strategic Planning
Newmarket History• Digitization Lab at Library• Hardware, software, workstations• Leading-edge processed and methodologies• 125+ Years of ERA Banner• Digitized, indexed, publicly available onlineRescue Mission: Our History Preserved for
Future GenerationsArts & Culture: Key Support
news.ourontario.ca
news.ourontario.ca
www.archive.org
Digital Art Collections
04/19/23 The Shared Digital Infrastructure Project 11
http://www.ourontario.ca
Search: Newmarket
www.ourontario.ca
Community Messaging: Information
• Content sharing between SRHC & NPL
• Ability to target content• Content library for
community• Potential to integrate
with other systems• Future: available to
Police & EMS
RFID & Self Checkout
• Streamlined Inventory Control Management• Self-service
Video Conferencing & Presentation Centres
• NPL, Chamber, SRHC– Video conferencing, webcasts/webinars– Document Imagers, Digital Panels
Business Education: Knowledge
Over 100 companies assisted
Strategic support for local businesses
www.teambki.ca
BKI Activities = Engagement
BKI Activities
Strategic Planning• Exploring: SDI as a key tactical strategy
supporting economic development• As an enabling foundation for Knowledge
Sector• Create a knowledge-rich environment &
facilities• Create a digital infrastructure for competitive
advantage
Vision
“Community, Powered by Knowledge”
Collaboration + Innovation = Opportunities
Community + Opportunities = Prosperity
SDI Project: Summary
• Project exceeded expectations: significant benefits• Harnessed collective leadership: Key Asset• Foundation for future collaboration• Post project review – Lessons Learned• Catalyst for community transformation• Many new opportunities• Aligns with Town’s Strategic Goals• Aligns with Federal and Provincial Priorities:
Canada’s “MoonShot”
Factors for Success• Shared goals and vision – macro and project-based
"The purpose of life is to collaborate for a common cause; the problem is nobody seems to know what it is." - Gerhard Gschwandtner
• Library as the Lead: “Switzerland”• Mutual benefits understood by all • Multiple levels of engagement• Clear roles and responsibilities• Dedicated Project Management Office• Transparency, collaborative online workspace
Context: Why SDIThe Context• The economic impacts• Canada’s trending behind other nations on access and affordability
The Opportunity:
• Only 6% of SME’s use e-commerce • The Council of Canadian Academies has identified new media as having
the greatest momentum and the highest growth potential for Canada, second only to the oilsands.
• The Digital Media sector globally is one of the fastest growing industries in the knowledge economy, with a projected valuation of US $2.2 trillion over the next five years.
Key: How to differentiate our community
The Future of SDI: The Challenges
• Ongoing Challenges• Communications• Leadership changes• Governance framework – expanding participation• Engagement of private sector• Long terms sustainability planning• Community awareness
SDI: The Future • DLab expansion• Medical simulation and training lab• Shared data analytics • Integrated Library systems (NPL & SRHC)• Shared GIS• Integrated e-commerce/service kiosks;
single sign-on• Shared IT Infrastructure• Coordinated planning, IT investments• Open access, high speed networks
ubiquitous access• Intelligent Community Master Plan• Defining how to build Knowledge in an
Intelligent Community
Partnership: Collaboration Portfolio
Collaboration• Learn to see the public library in a new light, and
re-define advantages and resources that it can contribute
• Board-led engagement to ensure focus on innovation, partner engagement and incorporation to strategic planning