Diversity & Inclusion
Our members determine which themes we act on. We work on organizations that are open to talent and where every employee, regardless of personal characteristics or background, feels valuable and welcome.
Our members determine which themes we act on. We work on organizations that are open to talent and where every employee, regardless of personal characteristics or background, feels valuable and welcome.
People make organizations. People have different backgrounds, talents and motivations. In order to be able to supply the right products and services to a broad group of customers in rapidly developing, often global markets, it is important to develop and implement those products and services with a diverse group of employees. They can help you make the right choices and prevent blunders. In addition, in a labor market with great scarcity, it is even more important to appeal to the widest possible group of potential employees and to take good care of the people who already work for you. It is therefore necessary to pay attention to the diversity of your workforce and to pay attention to an open culture within the organization, so that everyone can feel welcome.
For this we do the following:
1. Share knowledge about the bias-free recruitment and selection process for employees. What knowledge, insights and experiences are there to remove prejudices from this process, so that you create the space to address and interest broader groups in your vacancy and attract the most suitable person to fill that vacancy. In doing so, we involve knowledge from science, the market and the experiences of other members.
2. Share experiences about the elements that are important to develop an inclusive culture in the workplace. How do you approach that, what works and when can it go completely off the rails? What do we actually know about each other and each other's backgrounds, passions and motives? How do we bring it up and take each other into account. How to become and remain an inclusive leader?
More diversity in terms of gender, age, background, but also, for example, how people think and learn (neurodiversity) is desperately needed. Those differences determine the path someone has traveled to get where they are now and that generally says something about the way someone views and deals with problems. In this way we make our organizations and companies richer, more effective. That is why, on behalf of CIO Platform Nederland, I am committed to more diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace – also in our field.
On Wednesday evening February 8th, 2017, the Leonardo College in Leiden organized “profession speed dates”.
Eleven employees of VIVAT started on Friday the 27th of January with the Data Expert Program at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) gestart.
The discussion about robotization is hot right now. Including the dark side of this issue: ‘technological unemployment’. This statement is made by John Maynard Keynes and represent the loss of jobs by technology changes.
Secretary of State Mr. Dijkhoff (Ministry of Security and Justice) kicked-off the ‘Cyber Estafette’ on schools.
In this Knowledge Group (CEG), HR advisors, HR business partners, recruiters, and Talent Development leads participate. The members exchange knowledge and experiences on topics such as: How to attract and retain IT talent? Training and retraining (IT) colleagues, further development of digital skills, online learning, and agile working.
A live meeting for and by CIOs and (upcoming) IT executives. The purpose of this meeting is to strengthen and help each other on the theme Diversity & Inclusion. Also CIO Office and HR are very welcome!
A program organised by our CIO Committee Diversity & Inclusion, and FILN, Female IT Leaders Network of CIO Platform Nederland, a close network of female IT executives. This session is for he/she/them!