About the Alberta ICT Industry Association

The Alberta ICT Industry Association is an industry-led not-for-profit organization mandated to support and develop companies working in Alberta’s Information and Communication Technology sector. Activities involve coordinating industry stakeholders and aligning resources that enable effective commercialization processes. The Association works at both the company and sector levels. At the company level, the association supports entrepreneurs as they develop, commercialize, and market their products; at the sector level, the association works to create an enabling environment where companies have access to inputs and markets for their products. Council activities are delivered through the following initiatives:

Sector Alignment

Align organizations in the ICT Community to jointly identify opportunities and address barriers facing Alberta's ICT Companies. Activities include aligning programs and resources of member associations to address the broader needs of Alberta’s ICT Community and its position in the Canadian and international Markets.

Sector Awareness

Develop materials and relationships that improve the awareness of capabilities within Alberta’s ICT sector. Activities will include compiling statistics and research gathered from various sources, producing the “Annual State of The Industry” report, and communications to marketing and export development groups.

Access to Capital

Create an environment where ICT companies can secure capital for the development, commercialization, and launching of ICT-based products and services. Activities include identification of barriers restricting capital, improving investor understanding of the ICT sector, strengthening business plans, and building entrepreneur skills.

Access to Markets

Support Alberta’s ICT companies as they launch their products and services in domestic and international markets. The Access to Markets initiative helps ICT organizations through sponsoring collaborative marketing campaigns, coordinating export development training, and holding industry connector events to identify new market opportunities.

Access to Skills

Improve the availability of skills within the ICT community through strong industry/educator relationships, attracting individuals to Alberta’s ICT sector, sponsoring job creation programs, coordinating mentor groups, holding technical/innovation workshops, and building entrepreneur business networks.