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Western Canada Supplier Opportunity -General Dynamics Land Systems Canada Event Jan 25, 2012 - Edmonton.

Alberta is the most economically free jurisdiction in North America, topping all Canadian provinces and U.S. states, according to a new report released today by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank.

Economic growth in Canada will increasingly depend on productivity, and policy- makers will have to look for new measures to boost the demand and supply of innovation if we are to overcome the productivity conundrum, according to a new study...

Alberta ICT and Deloitte and Touche LLP have teamed up to collect data to affirm our industry’s significance as a key sector that fuels Alberta’s future growth. We need your help to make the case by completing the industry survey.

The deadline to participate in the DAIR program came to a close yesterday, December 20th. CANARIE is presently reviewing the pilot program and the results of the participants to determine the next steps in promoting ICT in Canada. It is still possible

Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research - DAIR The DAIR program provides access to a Canadian cloud (compute and storage), high-speed network, and wireless (wi-fi and cellular) testbed for development, testing and product demonstration.

It’s time to secure your spot at the Alberta Pavilion at CeBIT 2012. This premier event for the ICT industry will take place in Hannover, Germany, March 6 10, 2012. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your company and products to a global audience!

Tom Ogaranko, Chair of Board for the Alberta ICT Association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Drew McNaughton to the position of President. This position was created to prime the implementation of a new strategic direction for the organization.

The National Digital Economy Strategy (NDES) sets out a vision for Australia to realise the benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN) and position Australia as a leading digital economy by 2020.

The Alberta ICT Council and Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relationships is sponsoring an ICT mission to the Mobile World Congress 2012 exhibition in BARCELONA Spain. We are recruiting companies to walk or exhibit at the the show...

A recent labour market study done for the Canadian Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) shows that Alberta (and Canada) will not have enough students graduating from Alberta post-secondary institutes in computer science and engineering

Miltons IP (www.miltonsip.com), an Ottawa-based intellectual property law firm, today announced the release of Canadian Intellectual Property Law For Dummies. The book contains a primer on the various types of intellectual property assets, from patents an

The App marketplace has become a competitive stage for developers, content producers and App store market place operators. Closing the gap on the App ecosystem are three Canadian companies who are leading the way in building sustainable business models in

Extend the benefits of working with the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) by taking advantage of our online Virtual Trade Commissioner (VTC) tool. The VTC connects you directly to a wealth of international business development information from the Governme

The Alberta Geomatics Networking Association was formed to aid geomatics, oil and gas, surveying and mapping, engineering and service and supply companies in Alberta network and meet with other companies to further business growth.

Canada, which has a long history of under investing in productivity-enhancing ICT tools and services, particularly in comparison with the United States, showed no improvement in its performance in 2009. The gap has grown from 37.2% to 40.5%

The Canadian ICT Council, in conjunction with Statistics Canada, publishes regular statistics on Canada's ICT labour force and employment information including growth rates, unemployment rates, salary distributions, and other interesting information for