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Innovative and More Accessible Procurement Processes Could Improve Smart Cities Development: New Report
Feb 25th, 2021
Ottawa, February 25, 2021— Public procurement processes that are more accessible for startups and emerging technology companies could help accelerate smart cities development, which deploy technology...
ICTC’s Skill-to-Job Matching Tool, Mapping Your Journey to Digital Careers
Feb 23rd, 2021
Ottawa, February 23, 2021— To respond to Canada’s rapidly changing economy and labour market, ICTC will be beta releasing, in the next few weeks, a comprehensive Skill-to-Job Matching Tool. This tool...
Open Banking and Fintech in Canada
Feb 18th, 2021
In December 2020, ICTC’s Mairead Matthews and Rosina Hamoni sat down (virtually) with Hanna Zaidi, Director of Regulatory R&D at Wealthsimple to talk about Wealthsimple’s unique place in the financial...
A conversation with DIACC President Joni Brennan
Feb 5th, 2021
Robust standards can provide a foundation for privacy and trust — the two essential cornerstones of the Canadian data economy. A very promising standards-based solution is the development of Personal...
WIL - Response Measures to Support Organizations During COVID-19
Feb 4th, 2021
ICTC’s WIL Digital is an innovative Work Integrated Learning program that helps employers grow their businesses by providing financial assistance for hiring post-secondary students.
Strategic Policy Could Lead to a Greener, More Resilient, and Robust Economic Future Post COVID
Feb 4th, 2021
A new ICTC white paper explores potential policy levers in support of a green, more inclusive, and digital-based economic recovery in a post-COVID world.
Ethics, Explainable AI, and Social Determinants of Health
Jan 28th, 2021
On October 22nd, 2020, as part of ICTC’s Technology and Human Right Series , Rosina Hamoni, Research Analyst with ICTC, interviewed Dr. Melissa McCradden, Bioethicist with The Hospital for Sick...
Accelerating Opportunity: Non-profit Technology and Innovation
Jan 27th, 2021
COVID-19 hasn’t done many favours for the education landscape in Canada this year. ICTC’s ongoing research series continues to identify challenges for both educators and administrations that impact...
ICTC’s Policy Contribution to the Davos 2021 Discussions
Jan 27th, 2021
Shaping the Next Normal: ICTC’s Davos 2021 Policy Response Details a Sustainable Digital-First Economic Recovery (Ottawa January 27, 2021) Coinciding with the Davos 2021 international meeting, ICTC...
Shaping the Next Normal
Jan 26th, 2021
Despite a tumultuous 2020 and a future that continues to be fraught with uncertainties, cautious optimism reigns around the world. The global macro economic reality nevertheless is in a state of flux...
A Year in Perspective and a Look Forward to 2021
Jan 21st, 2021
The path to recovery; After an unprecedented year that started with the promise of a new decade, we then witnessed the devastating human and economic aftermath of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Best Practices For Navigating The Ethical Development And Usage Of Technology: New Report
Jan 20th, 2021
Ottawa, January 20, 2021 — A new study by ICTC, Responsible Innovation in Canada and Beyond: Understanding and Improving the Social Impacts of Technology, examines the rapidly changing world of...
Megatrends And The State Of AI In Two Years
Jan 18th, 2021
Let’s assume we are building a chatbot, a software application for online chats used in lieu of a live human agent. Companies and academics are working on chatbots everywhere, so this isn’t the future...
Megatrends And The State Of AI In Two Years: CES 2021 Discussion
Jan 17th, 2021
Let’s assume we are building a chatbot, a software application for online chats used in lieu of a live human agent. Companies and academics are working on chatbots everywhere, so this isn’t the future...
Profit Motive, Climate Change, and Sustainability are Driving Ag Tech Advances: CES Panel Discussion
Jan 14th, 2021
A consumer electronics show might not seem like the obvious venue for industry visionaries to discuss how advanced technology in agriculture is tackling challenges of climate change and population...
Profit Motive, Climate Change, and Sustainability are Driving Ag Tech Advances
Jan 14th, 2021
A consumer electronics show might not seem like the obvious venue for industry visionaries to discuss how advanced technology in agriculture is tackling challenges of climate change and population...
Trust is Key to the Growth and Acceptance of AI in Healthcare: CES2021 Panel Discussion
Jan 13th, 2021
Dozens of presentations took the online stage on Day 2 of CES 2021. Here’s a snapshot of a panel discussion on overcoming the barriers to the growth and acceptance of AI in healthcare. Doctor Jesse...
Virtual CES2021 Kicks Off with Verizon CEO Talking About 5G
Jan 12th, 2021
CES2021 got underway this Monday January 11–14, with 1960 exhibitors and 67,600 attendees. Not a bad turnout considering the entire electronics conference is virtual this year. But those numbers are...