Blueprint 2020 Glossary
Terminology Bulletin 291
Revised and augmented version
Carolina Herrera
Translation and Terminology Centre
© Public Works and Government Services Canada 2014
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Foreword
Blueprint 2020 is a vision for a world-class public service equipped to serve Canada and Canadians now and into the future. All federal departments and agencies have been asked to engage public servants to support this vision and to make it happen, relying on social media and internal communication tools. The Clerk of the Privy Council, Janice Charette, has expressed her continued support for the Blueprint 2020 vision and has encouraged employees to be personally accountable for building the public service of the future.
Government-wide continuous discussion sessions about Blueprint 2020 have generated promising results and an action plan. The terminology is therefore evolving rapidly in pace with this high-priority initiative, thus the need for a new version of the Blueprint 2020 Glossary. The goal of this second edition of the Glossary is to provide users with an updated list of equivalents in both official languages.
The Translation Bureau, which has the mandate to standardize and disseminate terminology within the federal public service, is proud to present the second edition of the Blueprint 2020 Glossary. This terminology bulletin will be an invaluable tool for all communicators, and especially for those who want to participate in the dialogue and to express their opinions!
Donna Achimov
Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau
Introduction
The aim of the Blueprint 2020 Glossary is to propose a common terminology in both English and French for all federal public servants, in order to facilitate communication between the Government of Canada and Canadians. The first edition of the Glossary contained 118 concepts extracted from a corpus of unilingual and bilingual sources: Canadian government websites, social media platforms (e.g. GCconnex, Twitter), discussion forums (e.g. GCForums) and wikis (e.g. GCpedia). The second edition is a substantial revision of the first edition and it includes approximately 30 new concepts, many of which were submitted by the Blueprint 2020 National Secretariat.
The Glossary covers a variety of subject fields used in the Blueprint 2020 initiative such as federal administration, information management, organization planning, decision making, social media and Internet. Many entries are accompanied by definitions and explanatory notes. In addition, the phraseology provides users with examples of term usage.
The concepts of the Glossary represent the most frequently used terms in the context of this whole-of-government initiative launched by the Clerk of the Privy Council. This publication will meet the needs of writers and translators who are required to produce texts dealing with Blueprint 2020. It will also contribute to consistency in the terminology used within the federal government.
Readers are asked to send their comments to our Contact Centre:
Toll-free telephone: 1-855-997-3300 (Canada and United States)
Local telephone: 819-997-3300
E-mail: Bureaudelatraduction.TranslationBureau@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Acknowledgements
This publication would not have been possible without the commitment and contribution of a number of people.
The author would like to offer special thanks to the Blueprint 2020 National Secretariat, in particular Peter Edwards, Executive Director, Josée Morais, Manager, Virtual Team and Web Engagement, and Eric Becker, Project Coordinator and Analyst, for taking the time to review the Glossary entries and to offer insightful comments. She would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Diane Lafleur, Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy, Department of Finance Canada.
User’s Guide
To streamline the glossary and facilitate its use, the following rules have been observed:
Entries are classified in strict alphabetical order.
Grammatical labels (for example, n., v., adj. and in French, n.m., n.f.) refer to the terminology unit in its entirety.
Grammatical labels indicating number are not included when the designations are given in the singular or plural form in both languages.
The phraseology applies to all the designations of an entry.
Abbreviations and Symbols
The abbreviations and symbols in this column can be found after some but not all of the entry terms:
- ( )
- enclose grammatical labels denoting the part of speech of a designation and the gender of French designations
enclose usage notes
also enclose geographic labels that inform on the area where a designation is used
- •
- introduces a phraseological component
- 1, 2
- distinguish between the different meanings of a single designation
- (adj.)
- adjective
- (anc. dés.)
- former designation
- (anglic.)
- anglicism
- (former des.)
- former designation
- (Fra.)
- France
- (n.)
- noun
- (n.f.)
- feminine noun
- (n.m.)
- masculine noun
- (n.m. et f.)
- masculine and feminine noun
- NOTE
- introduces an observation on the meaning or use of a designation
- (v.)
- verb
English-French Glossary
Alphabetical index – Blueprint 2020 Glossary
Navigation menu providing access to the glossary terms, arranged in alphabetical order.
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- - glossary – letter O
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access to data → data access | |
access to information ATI |
accès à l'information (n.m.) |
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agent of change change agent (n.) |
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ATI → access to information |
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bargaining agent | agent négociateur (n.m.) agente négociatrice (n.f.) agent de négociation (n.m.) agente de négociation (n.f.) |
blog (v.) | bloguer |
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Blueprint 2020 action plan | plan d'action pour Objectif 2020 (n.m.) |
Blueprint 2020 engagement process | processus de mobilisation pour Objectif 2020 (n.m.) |
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Blueprint 2020 interactive map | carte interactive d'Objectif 2020 (n.f.) |
Blueprint 2020 National Secretariat | Secrétariat national pour Objectif 2020 (n.m.) |
Blueprint 2020 virtual team | équipe virtuelle pour Objectif 2020 (n.f.) |
Blueprint 2020 vision | vision pour Objectif 2020 (n.f.) |
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Board of Management and Public Service Renewal | Conseil de gestion et de renouvellement de la fonction publique (n.m.) |
BP 2020 → Blueprint 2020 |
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Canada School of Public Service CSPS |
École de la fonction publique du Canada (n.f.) EFPC (n.f.) |
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CCO → Communications Community Office | |
central innovation hub | carrefour central d'innovation (n.m.) |
Chair of the Sub-Committee on Public Service Engagement of the Board of Management and Public Service Renewal | président du Sous-comité de mobilisation de la fonction publique du Conseil de gestion
et de renouvellement de la fonction publique (n.m.) présidente du Sous-comité de mobilisation de la fonction publique du Conseil de gestion et de renouvellement de la fonction publique (n.f.) |
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champion network | réseau de champions (n.m.) |
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change agent → agent of change | |
change lab → innovation lab | |
change management (n.) | gestion du changement (n.f.) |
cloud (n.) | nuage (n.m.) |
collective expertise | savoir-faire collectif (n.m.) |
commitment | engagement (n.m.) |
common and shared services | services communs et partagés (n.m.) |
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Community of Federal Regulators | Communauté des régulateurs fédéraux (n.f.) |
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community of practice | communauté de pratique (n.f.) |
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core objective | objectif premier (n.m.) |
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CSPS → Canada School of Public Service | |
culture of social media → social media culture |
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data access access to data |
accès aux données (n.m.) |
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discussion thread thread (n.) |
fil de discussion (n.m.) fil (n.m.) |
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engagement exercise | exercice de mobilisation (n.m.) |
engagement session | séance de mobilisation (n.f.) |
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enterprise-wide approach → government-wide approach | |
enterprise-wide efficiency → government-wide efficiency | |
enterprise-wide initiative → government-wide initiative | |
enterprise-wide management → government-wide management | |
enterprise-wide management culture → government-wide management culture | |
enterprise-wide system → government-wide system | |
expert in employee relations | expert des relations avec les employés (n.m.) experte des relations avec les employés (n.f.) |
extended team | équipe élargie (n.f.) |
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external partner | partenaire de l'extérieur (n.m. et f.) partenaire externe (n.m. et f.) |
external policy network | réseau stratégique externe (n.m.) |
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functional group | groupe fonctionnel (n.m.) |
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FYN → Federal Youth Network |
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efficacité pangouvernementale (n.f.) efficacité à l'échelle du gouvernement (n.f.) |
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initiative pangouvernementale (n.f.) initiative à l'échelle du gouvernement (n.f.) |
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gestion pangouvernementale (n.f.) gestion à l'échelle du gouvernement (n.f.) |
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culture de gestion pangouvernementale (n.f.) culture de gestion à l'échelle du gouvernement (n.f.) |
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système pangouvernemental (n.m.) système à l'échelle du gouvernement (n.m.) |
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horizontal community | communauté horizontale (n.f.) |
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horizontal initiative | initiative horizontale (n.f.) |
horizontal network | réseau horizontal (n.m.) |
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information technology expert IT expert |
expert des technologies de l'information (n.m.) experte des technologies de l'information (n.f.) |
innovation lab change lab |
laboratoire d'innovation (n.m.) laboratoire de changement (n.m.) |
innovative practice | pratique novatrice (n.f.) |
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IT expert → information technology expert |
K
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key agent of change |
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live polling | sondage en direct1 (n.m.) |
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live-tweet (v.) |
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LT → live tweet |
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mobility | mobilité (n.f.) |
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networking | réseautage (n.m.) |
NJC → National Joint Council | |
NMC → National Managers' Community |
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online survey | sondage en direct2 (n.m.) |
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open policy-development practice | pratique d'élaboration ouverte de politiques (n.f.) |
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organizational values and ethics tools | mécanismes organisationnels en matière de valeurs et d'éthique (n.m.) |
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PCO → Privy Council Office | |
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phablet | phablette (n.f.) |
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Privy Council Office PCO |
Bureau du Conseil privé (n.m.) BCP (n.m.) |
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PS → public service | |
PS employee → public service employee | |
PS renewal → public service renewal | |
PSES → Public Service Employee Survey | |
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public servant | fonctionnaire (n.m. et f.) |
public servant network | réseau de fonctionnaires (n.m.) |
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public service delivery | prestation de services publics (n.f.) |
public service employee PS employee |
employé de la fonction publique (n.m.) employée de la fonction publique (n.f.) employé de la FP (n.m.) employée de la FP (n.f.) |
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public service engagement | mobilisation de la fonction publique (n.f.) |
public service renewal PS renewal |
renouvellement de la fonction publique (n.m.) renouvellement de la FP (n.m.) |
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regulatory community | communauté de réglementation (n.f.) |
roadmap road map |
feuille de route (n.f.) |
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selfie selfy |
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senior leader | haut dirigeant (n.m.) haute dirigeante (n.f.) |
senior level champion | champion à l'échelon supérieur (n.m.) championne à l'échelon supérieur (n.f.) |
senior regulatory leader | haut dirigeant d'organismes à vocation réglementaire (n.m.) haute dirigeante d'organismes à vocation réglementaire (n.f.) |
service delivery | prestation de services (n.f.) |
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social media culture culture of social media |
culture des médias sociaux (n.f.) |
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tablet tablet computer |
tablette (n.f.) tablette électronique (n.f.) |
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thread → discussion thread | |
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time capsule | capsule témoin (n.f.) |
trend (n.) | tendance (n.f.) |
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trending hashtag | mot-clic tendance (n.m.) |
trending topic | sujet tendance (n.m.) |
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tweeter → twitterer | |
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virtual team | équipe virtuelle (n.f.) |
vision (n.) | vision (n.f.) |
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web seminar → webinar | |
webcast (n.) | webémission (n.f.) émission Web (n.f.) |
webcast (v.) | webdiffuser diffuser sur le Web |
webcasting | webdiffusion (n.f.) diffusion Web (n.f.) |
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webinar web seminar |
webinaire (n.m.) séminaire Web (n.m.) |
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whole-of-government approach → government-wide approach | |
WoG approach → government-wide approach | |
word cloud | nuage de mots (n.m.) |
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Bibliography
Internet sources were last consulted in October 2014.
The Web addresses below are provided as references and not as endorsements. Over time, they may no longer work due to changes and updates to their websites.
Internet Sources
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Blueprint 2020: Getting Started – Getting Your Views.
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Building the Public Service of the Future Together – An Armchair Discussion with the Clerk of the Privy Council (Transcript).
” – http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?pageId=355 - Clerk of the Privy Council. – “Destination 2020.” – May 5, 2014. – http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?pageId=378
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