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Working with our membership, ITAC establishes and sets targets for where Canada's knowledge economy should be compared to key peer/competitor nations. Where we fall short, ITAC determines what we need to do to get there and ensure we do what is needed in areas such as: skills, capital, tax, science & technology, and collaboration.
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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Canadian Chamber of Commerce report calls for increased investment in, governmental support of, ICT
Posted February 18, 2010
The report recommends that the federal government should:
- “Establish a National ICT adoption strategy and National Advisory Council on ICT and the E-economy to better advance the adoption of ICT across all industry sectors and particularly SMES.”
- “Allocate resources for investments in ICT and make ICT adoption and use a government-wide priority.”
- “Continue to rely on the private sector investment and competitive market forces to drive broadband rollout across the country.”
- “Work directly with the business community to better educate SMEs about existing available programs and services that could be accelerating ICT adoption and use among businesses.”
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce surveyed 953 of its more than 175,000 members to compile the February, 2010, report, “Powering Up the Network: A Report on Small Business Use of E-business Solutions in Canada.”
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