By Faun Rice and Mairead Matthews For those of us who went through school in the 1990s or earlier, a K-12 classroom held a small number of very important technologies. Today, a classroom may include digital tablets or laptops, apps and e-learning modules that teach kids to code or read…

By Mairead Matthews, Mansharn Toor, Allison Clark, Erik Henningsmoen, Justin Ratcliffe, and Todd Legere This policy brief highlights what Alberta’s Budget 2023 means for the province’s digital economy. The annual budget is published in the spring and outlines the government’s spending priorities. The Alberta government’s Budget 2023, tabled on March…

By Mairead Matthews, Mansharn Toor, Allison Clark, Erik Henningsmoen, Justin Ratcliffe, and Todd Legere This policy brief highlights what the BC Budget 2023 means for the province’s digital economy. The annual budget is published in the spring and outlines the government’s main spending priorities. Economic Update British Columbia’s Budget 2023, published on…

ICTC respectfully acknowledges that the Montreal smart city engagement session took place on the unceded traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka (Mohawk). …

ICTC Overviews summarize findings from full-length studies. To read the original report, visit it visit it here. Study Scope This third ICTC edtech report expands on previous research into distance learning in Canada. It elaborates on opportunities and challenges of edtech adoption and provides a planning framework for the long-term adoption of…

ICTC Overviews summarize findings from full-length studies. To read the original report, visit it here. Study Scope This report investigates how to enhance newcomer participation in Alberta’s digital economy. The report includes: Labour demand among Alberta’s digital economy employers Supply of available talent among newcomers Six challenges newcomers face to participation in…

A Canadian Policy Roundtable — Published by ICTC, March 2022 ICTC’s Smart Health Policy Roundtable was held on October 25, 2021. It was the fifth in a series of events focused on creating a vibrant and inclusive smart economy for Canada. The roundtable opened with two 20-minute talks about digital health and inclusive healthcare. In…

ICTC Horizon — an Information and Communications Technology Council two-day virtual summit on Canada’s increasingly digital-led economy — entered its second and final day on Feb 2 with numerous panels on digital trade and investment, the human side of tech, and the green economy. A Sustainable Ag and Food Security…

Horizon 2022 — an Information and Communications Technology Council two-day virtual summit on Canada’s increasingly digital-led economy — kicked off this February 1 with curated content and thought leadership from over 80 guest speakers on business ideas, markets, policy, and best practices. Nearly 2,000 attendees from around the world participated…