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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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Federal Election Slated for May 2 - Here Are Your ITAC Election Resources
April 8, 2011
It's official: on May 2, Canada will head to the polls for a federal election.
To help you understand what is going to happen over the 36 day writ, ITAC will be sending regular updates on the election. We are particularly interested in the policy discussions that affect the issues we have been campaigning for within the Digital Economy Strategy. Our elevator pitch outlining the key things we want out of the DES is appended below. In the event you are asked what you would like to see from the next government, please feel free to draw upon these points or call on us if we can help get this message out.
Here are some links and other resources you might find interesting:
Currents standings in the House of Commons (there are 308 seats, so a party needs at least 155 seats to form a majority government):
Conservatives - 143
Liberals - 77
BLOQ - 47
NDP - 36
Independent - 2
Vacant - 3
Here is the link if you want on the provincial numbers: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/partystandings/standings-E.htm
You can use this site to find your MP and riding - search by postal code, candidate’s name, address, etc.: http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/FindED.aspx?L=e
Finally, the following political party websites allow you to follow your favorites:
ITAC's Elevator pitch regarding a National Digital Economy Strategy for Canada
Digital tools and services have the power to help humanity solve previously unsolvable problems, build stronger and more equitable societies, vanquish disease and ignorance, and build more competitive economies and enterprises. Continued innovation in technology will increase productivity and prosperity. Canada has many natural advantages that situate it in a leadership position in key areas of digital performance. But to seize these advantages and solidify our leadership, Canada needs an effective, national Digital Economy Strategy.
Canada needs to increase its use of ICTs across the whole economy and throughout society in order to sustain our competitiveness and quality of life in the 21st century. It needs, for example, to close the gap between and Canada and the U.S. in terms of its investment in ICTs.
Broadband is a key enabler of digital strength. Canada needs to make next generation broadband available to all Canadians by 2017.
Canada needs a robust ICT sector to seize the advantages of the digital age. We need to set measurable targets for growth (such as 20 companies above $1 billion in revenue by 2017) and remove the barriers (such as unavailability of capital and business expertise) that impede our growth.
To achieve digital leadership, Canada needs a workforce richly equipped with digital skills. Canada should be a global leader for a recognizable excellent digital labour force. For example, it needs to increase digital economy college and university programs by 20% by 2017.
The Canadian government should lead the digital economy by the example of its own superlative use of digital tools and services in the delivery of government services and healthcare.
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