Daniel Caron
Adjunct Professor and Instructor
| Email: | danielj.caron@carleton.ca |
| Website: | Chaire de recherche en exploitation |
Daniel J. Caron is a professor at l’École nationale d’administration publique where he is the holder of the Research chair on information resources management. He also teaches program evaluation at Carleton University ‘s School of Public Policy and Administration. He is a Fellow of CIRANO in Montreal. His areas of expertise and research include information resources management, evaluation of program and public policy and aboriginal issues. He is a member of the Open Government Partnership Committee for the Government of Québec. He is also a member of the expert panel on health information for the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services and a member of the expert panel of the Gatineau Smart City project.
His research efforts focus on the impact of digital technologies on the use of information resources in the functioning of the State and public organizations. He co-directs the collection on Information Governance at Les Presses de l’Université du Québec. He has published numerous articles in the field of public administration. His two most recent articles will be published in 2022 in the Canadian Journal of Public Administration and will cover issues related to electronic surveillance as well as transparency as a leverage for trust. His latest book, Écosystème de la transformation de l’administration publique vers le numérique, was published in 2021. In 2011, he published Web HT.0. Pour une société informée : la pertinence numérique et ses défis pour les sociétés démocratiques au 21e siècle at Editions Hermann, Paris. In 2014, he published L’Homme imbibe, a book that focuses on issues related to the digital environment and its impact on the development of individual code of interpretation in our societies.
Prior to being fully engaged in academic work, Daniel J. Caron worked for more than thirty years in the Canadian Public Service. His last position was Deputy Head of Library and Archives Canada. He holds a BA and an MA in Economics from Université Laval and a PhD in Applied Human Sciences from Université de Montréal.
Teaching Duties
He currently teaches PADM 5446: Program Evaluation Conduct, Analysis and Reporting
The course is about applying evaluation to actual projects. It will cover topics such as the management of evaluation projects in practice, the selection of appropriate methods of analysis, determining evaluation findings and recommendations, visualizing data, and reporting techniques.