ITAC Blog
Blogs by ITAC Board members, ITAC staff, and valued partners and members.
ITAC Releases ‘Canada’s Networks and the Digital Economy’ Study
News Release Increased Use of Digital Technology Critical to Vibrant Economy in Canada Toronto, Ontario: November 13, 2013. Canada’s digital networks are clearly among the best in the world, and our national focus should be on increasing the usage …
Digital Health Solutions for Canadians: Getting It Right
By Karna Gupta, President and CEO, ITAC With Canada’s healthcare system under increasing pressure to meet the demands of a growing, aging population, digital tools hold tremendous potential to deliver faster, more-informed diagnoses and better outcomes. Getting these tools certified …
Jobs Report Does Not Reflect Our Reality
By Karna Gupta, President and CEO, ITAC The recent article in the Globe and Mail, which largely uses the report by TD Bank on Canada’s employment outlook—Jobs in Canada: Where, What and For Whom?—does not reflect what ITAC hears from …
Speech From The Throne Offers Encouraging Direction
By Karna Gupta, President & CEO, ITAC The Government’s 2013 Speech From the Throne did not have sufficient details about initiatives to be introduced during the coming session of Parliament, but contained several items that drew my attention. I was …
Toward a Revitalized Accelerated Labour Market Opinion Process: A Step in the Right Direction
By Karna Gupta, President and CEO, ITAC I am encouraged to see that Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, is considering a revised Accelerated Labour Market Opinion process. As I wrote in a white paper entitled ‘The …
Feds Venture Capital Action Plan Invests $25M in ICT Funds
by Karen Atkinson, Partner Business Tax Services, Ernst & Young LLP Chair, ITAC Tax and Finance Committee This week federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the selection of the high-performing venture capital funds in which the Government will invest the $50 …
Finalists Announced in 2013 Ingenious Awards Program
Finalists Announced in 2013 Ingenious Awards Program Ottawa, October 1, 2013 – Nineteen finalists have been identified from a field of 64 nominations for the Ingenious Awards Program for 2013. A panel of 12 judges from the CIO Association of …
Nulogy Wins Innovation Award
ITAC member Nulogy has won the 2013 CATA Innovation Through Technology Award from the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC). The award is presented to an Aboriginal or minority-owned business for demonstrating innovation in a technology-based product or service. …
Celebrate Canadian Innovation at the Ingenious Awards Gala
It’s the night when Canada’s ICT sector gathers to celebrate the best and brightest in technology innovation. On Wednesday, November 27, you are invited to Toronto’s Allstream Centre (105 Princes’ Boulevard, Exhibition Place) to join your colleagues in honouring this …
National RFP Targets Business Incubators and Accelerators
The National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit applications for funding support from Canadian business incubators and accelerators. Announced jointly by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Greg Rickford, Minister …