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ITAC and
Softchoice Sponsor Conference on Canada's Competitiveness and
Prosperity
February 15, 2006 - The Institute for Competitiveness and
Prosperity, chaired by Roger Martin (who is also the Dean of the
Joseph Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto)
is one of Canada's most authoritative and respected sources for
insight and thought leadership on Canada's economic performance.
Each year the Institute releases an annual report on key
indicators contributing to Canadian competitiveness,
productivity and prosperity. This year the Institute will
present its report at a conference in Ottawa on March 10. ITAC
and Softchoice Corporation are pleased to sponsor this
conference. Many of the country's pre-eminent economists, policy
makers, educators and business leaders will participate in this
event. Besides Roger Martin, speakers include Andrew Sharpe of
the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, Don Drummond,
chief economist for TD Financial Services and Jim Balsillie,
co-CEO of RIM. For registration information, please
click here.
 Premier
McGuinty Drops In
February 10, 2006 - The ITAC Board of Directors met on February
8 to begin the planning process for the 2006-7 program. With the
Board's direction, staff will now develop a full plan for
presentation and circulation to membership in April. After the
meeting, the directors had an opportunity to meet and chat with
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Though it was an informal
gathering, the Premier did take the time to outline some of the
key priorities of his government. He noted in particular the
significant investments the province is making in education. He
also explained the purpose and objectives of the Ministry of
Research and Innovation and saluted the important role the ICT
industry plays in enabling productivity in the Ontario economy
and in helping to drive a culture of innovation.
Netflash
February 10, 2006 - Highlights: Premier
McGuinty Drops In, ITAC’s Pre-Budget Submission (Ontario) Calls
for Incentives for ICT Adoption, ITAC and Softchoice Sponsor
Conference on Canada's Competitiveness and Prosperity, Ronan
McGrath to Address NASSCOM Conference and
and
More.
ITAC’s Pre-Budget Submission (Ontario) Calls for Incentives for
ICT Adoption
February 8, 2006 - ICT Adoption incentives feature prominently
in ITAC’s pre-budget submission to the Ontario Minister of
Finance. The submission proposed that there are measures the
province can take, particularly in ICT training, to help
businesses – especially small businesses – more readily adopt
ICT tools to improve their productivity. In addition, the
submission calls for measures to harmonize Ontario and Federal
Corporate tax and GST. Access the pre-budget submission
here. For further information, please contact Lynda Leonard
at (613) 238-4822 x223.
Doing Business in Vancouver
February 2, 2006 - The Vancouver tech community turned out in
large numbers for a series of events jointly hosted by
ITAC and
BCTIA on February 1. First,
David McCarthy, Vice
President, Business Transformation presented "Doing Business
with Telus." That was followed by a panel discussion lead by
Al Hurd,
President, EDS Advanced Solutions, Ross Rose, Director,
e-government Systems, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates and
Caroline Dunn, Executive Vice-President, Growth Strategies
for Sierra Systems, who discussed vendor partner opportunities
in their respective companies.
Bernard Courtois,
ITAC’s president and CEO, and Pankaj Agarwal, president
of Momentum Technologies, lead a lunchtime discussion on "Doing
Business with India." For
Bernard’s remarks and other "Doing
Business With…" presentations,
click here.
Meanwhile, Doug Cooper, Country Manager, Intel of Canada,
presented "Doing Business with Intel" in Ottawa on February 2.
Doug’s presentation is available
here.
Workpolis surveys employers, job seekers: January 2006 results
February 2, 2006 - Workopolis - Canada’s leading provider of
Internet recruitment and job search solutions - recently
surveyed employers and job seekers to find out how they're
faring in our current booming job market and what they
anticipate for the year ahead. More than 2,600 Canadians
responded to the survey posted on
workopolis.com between
January 16 and January 23, 2006. Over 220 human resource
professionals responsible for recruitment and hiring at a cross
section of Canadian companies responded to the survey posted on
the workopolis.com
employer site between January 17 and January 24, 2006. Please
click here
for a list of the key findings of the two surveys, in addition
to a few tips and pieces of advice from Workopolis to help job
seekers and employers make the most of a hot job market.
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ITAC Events Calendar
Upcoming Meetings / Events
February 22, 2006 (CANCELLED)
Senior Leaders Breakfast -
Keynote Speaker - Heather Black, Assistant Privacy Commissioner
of Canada
February 28, 2006
Coffee & Commercialization
with Denzil Doyle
March 15, 2006
The Swedish Experience - eHealth In Sweden
March 23, 2006
Doing Business with Enterprise Group, Bell Canada
Feature Item
CSLS Study
Explains Why Canadian ICT Investment Is Less Than U.S.
Virtually no growth of labour productivity in the Canadian
business sector occurred in 2003 and 2004, and the gap between
American and Canadian labour productivity has grown
significantly. Lagging ICT investment has been identified as a
possible cause of the weak growth and the gap between the two
countries. A new study by the Centre for the Study of Living
Standards has identified the factors that have caused this
investment gap.
For the full text of the news release, please
click here.
For the study's executive summary, please
click here.
For the CSLS study (130 pgs), "What Explains the Canada-US ICT
Investment Intensity Gap?" please
click here.
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