Pursuing its commitment to transparent, secure and ethical use of AI

Cofomo, an industry leader in digital transformation and consulting services, announces that it has officially signed the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems (AI). This initiative reaffirms its promise to transparent, secure and ethical use of AI, ensuring responsible practices for its clients, partners and employees.

Responsible AI and ethics at the core of its decisions

Cofomo already put a priority in developing and utilizing AI responsibly and ethically. Aware of AI’s societal impact, the company applies rigorous principles of transparency, fairness, and data protection.

In 2024, Cofomo has demonstrated its commitment by establishing its AI Center of Excellence aiming to promote the responsible and secure adoption and optimization of AI. This Centre is led by Ali Amine Ghazali, a renown AI expert that is also a member of the Canadian Standards Council, in the national and international ISO/IEC 42001 AI Committee, where he actively participates in the development and ideation of standards.

“By proactively adopting rigorous ethical standards and investing in the development of our AI experts, we reinforce our commitment to responsible, high-performance AI,” says Lyne Lazure, President and CEO at Cofomo. “This approach allows our customers to gain access to innovative, secure and transparent solutions, and being well supported in the integration of AI that creates value in an ethical and sustainable way.”.

Making responsible AI an everyday priority – for everyone

“At Cofomo, we adopted a rigorous and well-established approach which guarantees we are compliant with the rules and regulations. We already have a solid governance in place and follow the most stringent standards in AI, both internally, and when providing services externally,” says Caroline Lambert, Chief of Innovations at Cofomo. “ Each project is closely supervised to ensure compliance with data protection, regulations and ethical AI standards and prioritizes bias mitigation, transparency, and social responsibility in all its AI development” .

Signing the Code is another step that underlines Cofomo’s ongoing commitment to developing and deploying high-performance, responsible and ethical AI solutions. By applying a structured and standardized approach, Cofomo helps clients integrate reliable and responsible AI solutions that minimize risks while maximizing positive societal impact.

About the Voluntary Code of Conduct

Read the News Release from the Government of Canada

About Cofomo

Founded in 1995, Cofomo is a Canadian leader in information technology (IT) and business consulting services. The company supports its customers at every stage of their digital transformation. Thanks to sustained growth, the company now employs over 3,000 experts, consolidating its position as one of Canada’s IT industry leaders.