Achievements 2023-24
Information Systems and Technology contributes to the realization of the College’s mission and is an essential pillar of its digital transformation, providing both the infrastructure and applications necessary for the smooth running of its activities, as well as guaranteeing the quality and security of its data. A number of activities were carried out over the course of 2023-24, some of which are listed below.
New or enhancement to existing digital applications
ÆßÐDzʿª½± continued to enhance its online services and make progress in its digital transformation. Notably in 2023-24 the Finance department continued to identify new digital processes and deployed modules in our systems, to replace manual processes. The College also deployed a new system to help manage and evaluate its five-year strategic plan.
The College’s admission systems and website have been updated to conform to new regulations introduced by Bill 14, an Act to amend the Charter of the French language. We also deployed new translation tools to produce our institutional documents, memos, and web site in both languages.
Infrastructure upgrades
To ensure our services remain robust and keep answering the rapidly evolving needs of the community, IST is constantly upgrading and modernizing our infrastructure.
In 2023-24 we completed the deployment of the redundant link on RISQ, and the upgrade of our core network infrastructure.
The College continued its on-going migration of on-premise systems to cloud services, in compliance with the government’s requirements. In 2023-24, We completed the migration of our scheduling system, file servers and on-premise SharePoint to the cloud. We also deployed more services for the Computer Science department in the cloud.
Cybersecurity enhancement
To ensure the protection of its infrastructures and systems, IST has implemented a number of measures designed to enhance the level of security.
The awareness of our community to cybersecurity risks in essential in our strategy. In 2023-24 we continued our awareness program with a new required cybersecurity training module for all employees.
Community service and support
IST department has provided training sessions to college employees on Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, WordPress, Moodle, Clara, Lea, and Infosilem Campus. The department’s pedagogical counsellors have organized numerous trainings and workshops to help teachers effectively utilize technology in the classroom. One example is Moodle, where the college has a dedicated technician supporting the ÆßÐDzʿª½± community with the latest updates and enhanced features such as advanced quizzes, mathematical formula entry, integration with Microsoft 365, class collaboration and grade book options to name a few.