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Corinne Charette Appointed Canadian Federal CIO

Joins the Chief Information Officer Branch of Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat.

Corinne Charette has been appointed Canada's new federal CIO, joining the Chief Information Officer Branch (CIOB) of Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat, according to an article in ITWorld Canada. Charette had been the CIO of a government financial intelligence agency, and most recently was CIO of Transat A.T. Inc.

The CIOB provides strategic direction, leadership, management oversight and guidance to departments and agencies in information management, and leads the development and implementation of the Canadian government's information management (IM) strategy, IM policy instruments, IM community development, and more.

Wayne E. Hanson served as a writer and editor with e.Republic from 1989 to 2013, having worked for several business units including Government Technology magazine, the Center for Digital Government, Governing, and Digital Communities. Hanson was a juror from 1999 to 2004 with the Stockholm Challenge and Global Junior Challenge competitions in information technology and education.