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Vidya ShankarNarayan (she/her)

Director General, Digital Services Program, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada

Vidya ShankarNarayan is Director General of the Digital Services Program at Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED). As the program lead, she is focused on Digital Government for Business; a vision of simpler, faster, better government services for Canadian businesses leveraging digital innovation.

Previously, Vidya was the Director General at Employment and Social Development (ESDC), where she led the digital delivery of services to citizens.

Vidya holds a Masters degree in Design and Technology from Carleton University.

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Policy

Data: A foundation for a digital government

We hear things like, data is the new gold. And other things like, we can’t deliver a Blockbuster government when we are living in a Netflix world. Have you ever thought about how these two ideas are dependent on one another? See More.