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A Message from President and CEO, Angela Mondou
Over the past week, I have had to take time to reconcile the horror of the recent tragic murder of George Floyd. It is unfathomable to comprehend the level of anger and hatred humanity can hold onto. I turned to …
Significant role digital tech can play in promoting economic growth key focus for global tech industries during upcoming G20
TECHNATION joins other global tech industry associations in call for action Mississauga, ON (June 4, 2020) – TECHNATION has joined more than 30 technology and business trade associations from around the world in issuing recommendations – and an important call …
TECHNATION Weekly Situation Report – May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 Six weeks until Summer and we’re continuing our efforts around government collaboration. We’ve significantly re-vamped our B2B and B2G events, launched a new Speakers Bureau and are continuously updating our TECH2GOV Innovation Exchange. If your product or …
TECHNATION Weekly Situation Report – May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020 SPEAKERS BUREAU Do you have speaker expertise in the areas of Digital Transformation, Agile Procurement and/or Procurement Innovation? We’ve developed a database of expert speakers and thought leaders to showcase for future events and engagements with government …
TECHNATION Weekly Situation Report -May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020 Just thought I would share this great feedback from the President of Shared Services Canada (SSC), Paul Glover, to TECHNATION members: ‘’A BIG gigantic thank you to all of your members,” as Paul described SCC’s transforming in …
Canada’s Government can drive aggressive economic recovery for tech SMEs through bold and agile technology adoption
Tech industry strongly urges government of all levels to dedicate a reasonable proportion of federal stimulus/recovery funding for ‘virtual shovel-ready’ technology projects Mississauga, ON (May 5, 2020) – An immediate and significant opportunity exists for the federal government to stimulate …
TECHNATION Weekly Situation Report – April 30, 2020
_______________________________________________________________________ April 30, 2020 Week # 6 TRANSITION TO RECOVERY: TECHNATION’s focus is quickly transitioning to enable the governments’ recovery phase through digital solutions. Our many meetings with government stakeholders and push for greater visibility and access for our members related …
TECHNATION Weekly Situation Report – April 23, 2020
____________________________________________________________________ April 23,2020 Week # 5 – Our advice to government: #BeBOLD. In the words of Premiere Ford today – TECHNATION continues with an ‘all hands-on deck’ approach. We launched our biggest push yet to transform and modernize …
OP ED: Bold government procurement policies can help companies recover from crisis
ANGELA MONDOU AND COLIN DEACON CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL: April 21, 2020 Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand listens to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, on April 16, 2020 ADRIAN WYLD/THE CANADIAN …
TECHNATION Weekly Situation Report – April 17, 2020
Procurement as a priority for economic stimulus. This week we had on-going calls with government leaders in provincial and federal governments, including: the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; The Chief Information Officer of Ontario; Ministry of Public …