Engineering change within any large organization is a major challenge that takes time, energy and careful planning. For the Government of Canada, this is not just a challenge, it is a monumental undertaking.

With a risk-averse culture, over 250,000 employees, and requirements to operate in both official languages in more than 100 departments and agencies across the country, one would think that it would take years to bring "Web 2.0" into government.

Jeff Braybrook is the person whose job is to confront these challenges, and the speed with which he is bringing social media into government will surprise you. Jeff is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the Government of Canada, and he is the driving force behind a host of Web 2.0 and social media initiatives rolling out across government. Most notable among these is GCPEDIA, a government-wide wiki that is currently up and running across government. Jeff also has a vision for where government needs to move in the development of new projects, and is leading a series of pilot efforts to rapidly roll these out.

Please join us on February 2nd when we have a discussion with Jeff around the challenges with introducing change into large organizations, the particular experiences with the development and implementation of GCPEDIA, and a discussion of where government needs to go next in its use of these new tools.