Industry Commentaries

The ICT Council uses this discussion forum as a mechanism to exchange ideas and collect information about ways to strengthen the development and use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). We invite your input into the topics listed below. Come back regularly as commentaries are updated to integrate participant feedback.

Please email Patrick Binns, our executive director (ExecDirector@AlbertaICT.ca) if you would like to post a new commentary for discussion. Note that only registered users (free) can post comments to the listed commentaries. (login or register...)


	Forum - Offshoring Pros & Cons, Your ExperiencesTuesday, March 8, 2011 A small (10 employees) Alberta ICT company asked me with the question, "What are the pros and cons of offshoring development of a portion of their software product?" The context is that the company is faced with growing their development team to build fu


	The Many Ways to MiscommunicateMonday, March 14, 2011 We have many more ways to communicate than we did just 150 years ago, and that is increasingly becoming a problem. It’s difficult now to confirm even receipt of a message, or to gain the attention of the recipient. Email, previously a trusted channel, can


	Make China a competitive partnerMonday, February 14, 2011 China’s low labour costs, relaxed environmental regulations and internal investments have built a manufacturing sector capable of producing world class products at costs that make it virtually impossible for North American companies to compete with them.


	Innovation takes us beyond ‘computer plumbing’Monday, January 17, 2011 Two companies invest similar amounts of time and money to build their ICT infrastructure and yet they have completely different outcomes. What makes the difference? The key is one business looks beyond the basic infrastructure – the “plumbing” – and takes


	Strengthening Canada's Digital EconomyFriday, June 18, 2010 There are three primary components to building a vibrant digital economy, they are Content Development, Content Distribution, and Innovative uses of Digital Content. The development and adoption of digital media in Canada faces many barriers including rur