Mission Statement

To provide input into the direction of corporate business solutions being proposed and implemented within the Government of Manitoba.

• Provide government with the ability to facilitate the needs of corporate business solutions, and the needs of individual departmental business solutions, through the appropriate application of Information Technology.

• Development of recommendations for consideration by the Office of Information Technology on issues relating to corporate business solutions.

• Advise government on strategic information technology planning, management and implementation.

• Demonstrate leadership in the application of technology.

• Represent the interests of the Government of Manitoba Information Systems community.

• Foster an environment of cooperation and coordination within the Information Systems community.

• Ensure the most effective and efficient application of efforts in the technological community.
  

• Develop and maintain a working relationship between the Office of Information Technology and the ITC.

• Develop and maintain an advisory relationship between the ITC and all corporate initiatives.

• Official representation on the Management Committees of each Government of Manitoba corporate business solution.

• Formation of sub-committees to target specific issues requiring attention.

• Provide a forum for the development and resolution of issues related to the Information Systems community.

• Identify and maximize the use of "nodes of expertise" within government which can be leveraged against individual departmental initiatives.
  

Voting Members:

• One senior Information Technology representative from each department within government.

Non-Voting Members:

• The Office of Information Technology is invited to attend meetings as a guest to the ITC.
• Invitations will be made in advance to non-members as required.
  

Reporting Structure

ITC Executive

• A chair and co-chairperson are elected from within the Council by the official members.

• The chair will be elected on a one year term basis.

• The current chair will assume the role of past-chair for the upcoming year and will sit as part of the ITC executive.

• The co-chair will assume the chairperson’s position. A new co-chair will be elected each year.

• Secretary to the council will be provided by the chair.

Sub-Committees

• Sub-committees will be established on an as required basis for specific ITC projects.

• Sub-committees are to be chaired (co-chaired) by council members.

Motions

• Motions are to be submitted prior to scheduled meetings, and will be included in the meeting agenda.

• A minimum of 50% of the total number of voting members must be present for any motion to be valid.

• Motions before the council require agreement of two-thirds, or 66% of the voting members in attendance.

• Results of tabled motions will be accepted as the official ITC recommendation or opinion, as long as the above conditions have been met.

Communications

• The chair will act as official liaison for the ITC.

Meetings

• Scheduled for every second Thursday of each month, commencing at 9:00am for approximately 2 to 3 hours. Location to be secured by the Secretary of the council.

• An agenda is expected two days in advance of the scheduled meetings.

Council Dues

• Members of the council will be required to submit dues required to cover the costs of meetings, workshops and special events sponsored by the council.

• The annual amount of these dues shall be calculated near the end of each fiscal year and divided proportionally back to each department participating in the council.