Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way governments operate, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance efficiency, improve public services, and drive innovation. Join us for our mentoring session, where we’ll discuss the evolving landscape and potential of AI solutions within the public sector.
March 19, 2025 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Free virtual session, open to DPI affiliates
Join us for a dynamic Group Mentoring session where affiliates will be able to connect with senior leaders from across government and Private Industry in order to gain new perspectives. Bring your most burning questions and connect with your colleagues!
Meet the Mentor
Gabrielle FitzGerald, Senior Director, Analytics and Systems Division | Justice Canada
Gabrielle FitzGerald joined Justice Canada in late 2024 as Senior Director of Analytics and Systems Division. She leads an innovative team professionals responsible for the Legal Systems (LEX), Data & Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. Prior to joining the Justice, she was Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Chief Data and Chief Risk Officer, leading their Information Management (IM) program, Data and Analytics Strategies, and Artificial Intelligence initiatives; responding to the science and regulatory data needs for food safety and animal & plant health. Before that, she led the implementation of Infrastructure Canada’s Data Strategy, including responsibility of Canada’s first ever national survey of public infrastructure and the department’s research contributions program. With over two decades of experience as a Canadian federal public servant, her expertise has helped to shape the delivery of Canada’s mineral statistics program; led to the design and implementation of anti-corruption legislation through the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Canada’s response to the G8 commitment on global transparency in the extractives sector; and chaired key data roles in Canada’s contribution to the international Kimberley Process – a regulatory regime put in place to deter the trade of conflict diamonds. She holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and a specialization in computer science and combinatorics and optimization.
Scott Taylor, Director General Digital Enablement | Shared Services Canada
After completing High School (1985) and a Diploma (1987) in Computer Science, Scott joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1989, as a Maritime Surface/Sub-Surface (MARS) Officer. Scott served as a Regular Force MARS officers stationed in Halifax and served as a Bridge Watch Keeper, Shipborne Air Control Officer and Communications Officer. Scott left the Regular Force in Nov 1998 but stayed in uniform as a Class A Reservist with HMCS CARLETON in Ottawa until 2007.
Between 1998 and 2005 Scott worked as an Information Technology (IT) professional in the private sector and fulfilled many different roles, such as Data Center Manager, Database Administrator, Security Architect, Wireless and Network Administrators.
In 2005 Scott joined the Information Management (IM) Group within Canada’s Department of National Defence. Scott had various roles within National Defence primarily in the ERP space. In 2011 Scott was appointed as the Director of Information Management Capability Development working for the Defence CIO.
In 2016 Scott left DND for a year with Public Services and Procurement Canada as the Director of the Partner Service Management Office. In January 2017 Scott moved to Shared Service Canada as the Senior Director Service Delivery Management (SDM) Executive responsible for the National Defence and Veterans Affairs Portfolio. In 2019 Scott was appointed as the Director General Security Management and Governance in Shared Services Canada and was responsible for Enterprise Risk Management, Security Architecture and the departmental Cyber Program.
In 2022 Scott was appointed as the Director General Digital Enablement within the Chief Technology Branch of Shared Services Canada. In that role, Scott currently leads a group of highly skilled professionals tasked with research and development of new, innovative and disruptive technologies with the goal of defining the future digital roadmaps for services delivered by Shared Services Canada and its Government of Canada Partners. This Program includes, among other things, ideation and experimentation in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Edge Compute, Internet of Things, Software Defined Infrastructure, Zero Trust and Cloud Hosting.
Scott is married with five children and he lives in Ottawa, Ontario.