Collaboration In Action: A Success Story

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Collaboration In Action A Success Story W. Van
Straten, NPL Board Chair K. Dubeau, NPL Board
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Partners
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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

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SDI Executive Leaders

• Town 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

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www.sdiproject.ca
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Key Components

• Digitization Lab
• Community Messaging
• RFID/Library System
• New LMS, web site
• Outreach Programs
• Video Conferencing
• Business Education
• Strategic Planning

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Newmarket History

• Digitization Lab at Library
• Hardware, software, workstations
• Leading-edge processed and methodologies
• 125 Years of ERA Banner
• Digitized, indexed, publicly available online
• Rescue Mission Our History Preserved for Future
  Generations
• Arts Culture Key Support

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news.ourontario.ca
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news.ourontario.ca
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www.archive.org
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Digital Art Collections
http//www.ourontario.ca Search Newmarket
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www.ourontario.ca
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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

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RFID Self Checkout

• Streamlined Inventory Control Management
• Self-service

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Video Conferencing Presentation Centres

• NPL, Chamber, SRHC
• Video conferencing, webcasts/webinars
• Document Imagers, Digital Panels

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Business Education Knowledge
Over 100 companies assisted Strategic support
for local businesses www.teambki.ca
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BKI Activities Engagement
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BKI Activities
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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

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Vision

• Community, Powered by Knowledge
• Collaboration Innovation Opportunities
• Community Opportunities Prosperity

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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 Towns Strategic Goals
• Aligns with Federal and Provincial Priorities
  Canadas MoonShot

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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

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Context Why SDI

• The Context
• The economic impacts
• Canadas trending behind other nations on access
  and affordability
• The Opportunity
• Only 6 of SMEs 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

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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

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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

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Partnership Collaboration Portfolio
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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
• wvanstraten_at_yahoo.ca
• kwdubeau_at_yahoo.com