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ITAC believes Canadian businesses should be leaders in the use of ICT for competitive advantage, productivity and growth. Use of ICT by small and medium enterprises should increase towards that of our US counterparts. By partnering with other associations, as well as with Government, we work to ensure public policy supports these goals.
ITAC strives to ensure Federal, Ontario and other Canadian Governments are leaders in ICT use. ITAC positions itself as a trusted advisor to Government. We gather industry leaders and Government together and work to make it easier for our industry to sell to government.
ITAC believes the Canadian healthcare system should be a world-leading user of ICT to achieve superior patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness, as well as fostering development of a world-leading Canadian health ICT industry. ITAC works to correct chronic under-spend on ICT.
ITAC’s view is Canada’s laws should promote leadership in development and use of advanced technology. We want to ensure efficient and cost-effective measures to protect privacy and instill confidence in the e-economy.
ITAC believes that in order for Canada to continue to compete worldwide, we need to promote policies that will ensure a steady supply of talented men and women for our local ICT industry. We work with industry as well as with Federal, Provincial and local governments to establish initiatives to support this goal.
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ITAC Presents an Executive Forum on Green ICT
Posted February 4, 2010
Information and communication technology is green technology. The tools of the ICT revolution enable us to work smarter, and ‘smarter’ increasingly means in an environmentally sustainable way. ICT has already demonstrated its capacity to solve the society’s great challenges – from mapping the human genome to exploring space. From the simplest solutions to the most complex, ICT plays an integral role in the solutions to climate change and in reducing our impact on the planet.
Teleconferencing and tele-commuting, for example, can displace the need for carbon-fueled travel. Smart sensors in buildings, traffic grids and power plants work to ensure that our energy supply is both produced and used with a minimum of waste. The application of RFIDs and online tracking can streamline the supply chain and significantly reduce the environmental impact of business. And newer technologies, like telematics and global positioning systems, are already making great contributions to more efficient road travel.
ICT companies are working hard with their customers to provide the means to operate greener 21st century businesses and households. And they are walking the talk of sustainability, ingeniously using their technology to reduce the environmental impact of their products and services, their facilities and their business practices.
Join us in Toronto on April 27 for a celebration of this unheralded but vital aspect of information and communication technology. Benchmark your firm’s environmental strategies and practices with some of the industry’s leading experts on sustainability and green ICT. Hear from policy makers and policy influencers on what Canada must do to leverage our know-how to bequeath a greener planet to future generations.
Keynote presentations will explore the role of smart grids and smart networks in achieving sustainability targets, and simple changes that even smaller firms can make to green their operations. Panel discussions will address topics such as design for the environment and product stewardship, and the use of sensor technologies to achieve environmental efficiencies.
For future information on how your company can participate in this forum, contact Bill Munson (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or Lynda Leonard (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).
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