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1.6.2 Central Agency IM/IT Governance

A number of other committees and individuals operate within Treasury Board Secretariat to give advice and guidance on IM/IT projects.

TIMS (TBSAC Information Management Subcommittee): TIMS is a subcommittee of the Treasury Board Senior Advisory Committee (TBSAC). Its membership is comprised of several Deputy Ministers (heads of government departments). TIMS mandate is to provide leadership in the search for better service to the public and improved productivity through the use of IM/IT. This senior management committee represents the business end-users of information technology, and can ensure that the government's strategies for the deployment of IM/IT (including the EMF) meet government-wide requirements from a business perspective.

Government Chief Information Officer (CIO): The CIO is responsible for determining and implementing a strategy that will accomplish government's IM/IT goals. The role of the CIO includes:

  • providing leadership, co-ordination and broad direction in the use of IT;
  • facilitating enterprise-wide solutions to horizontal IT issues;
  • serving as technology strategist and expert advisor to Treasury Board Ministers and senior officials across government.

ACIM (Advisory Committee on Information Management): ACIM provides advice to the CIO and TIMS on IM/IT issues. ACIM members are heads of IM/IT from large departments. ACIM, chaired by the CIO, provides feedback to the EMF program to ensure that the EMF continues to be aligned with government strategic objectives. ACIM members promote and fund the use of the EMF within their departments.

IMB (Information Management Board): IMB is an oversight body, recently set up by the Treasury Board Secretariat, for its strategic IM/IT infrastructure initiative. Members are selected from senior management across government. The IMB is chaired by the CIO and has a mandate for making decisions and overseeing the adoption and implementation of a government-wide IM/IT infrastructure. The IMB reviews and approves proposals from departments seeking central funding for projects that contribute to this objective.