1
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Digital trade walls could impact IT services, CBOC says A new Conference Board of Canada report argues that the federal government needs to lift the restrictions on data flow, services, people movement and technology investment. Plus, why CATA Alliance is pushing for a Chief Marketing Officer for Canada
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Canadian government hit by foreign hackers Treasury Board confirms there have been attempts to access the network, leading to major Internet restrictions for public sector employees
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Canada needs a CIO to boost innovation, author says But not the CIO you think, says John Kao, a San Francisco-based author and consultant who advises governments around the world on innovation. The global consultant wants Canada to create a chief innovator post
Friday, July 09, 2010
Meet the Judges: Joanne Stanley IT LEADERSHIP AWARDS: We profile the people who’ll be evaluating the nominees for ComputerWorld Canada’s IT Leadership Awards. Joanne Stanley talks the power of mentoring and her pride in being a woman in the tech sector
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Feds legacy IT threatens service delivery, hiring The revelation by the Auditor General of Canada of a lack of IT modernization in government is a barrier to creating modern culture and service, experts say. Why it’s not easy for the public sector to implement enterprise-wide apps
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Digital Nation policy needs specifics CATA Alliance says a policy paper won’t address specific issues like accountability, budget, net neutrality and rural broadband expansion. Where Canada stands on innovation and productivity, according to an economist with the Council of Canadian Academies
Monday, January 25, 2010
CATA puts innovation debate on LinkedIn, Facebook The Ottawa-based Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance is reaching out to the general public on social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook to start a discussion on Canada’s state of innovation. The Council of Canadian Academies said businesses have as much a role to play as the government
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Monster captures future IT job trends The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA Alliance), an Ottawa-based technology advocacy group, recently partnered with Monster Canada, a Montréal-based national online job board, to provide its members with Monster's newly-created national micro-employment index for the technology sector. "We are facing an IT labour shortage today, and this trend will likely continue over the next ten years," says Louis Gagnon, vice-president of marketing at Monster Canada. Job-seekers will have more power than ever before, he says, so employers will need to modify their strategies for attracting and compensating the right IT talent.
Thursday, September 11, 2003
News Briefs 
Friday, July 11, 2003
Security company list proposed Several national associations say they're teaming up to build database of IT security vendors.
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Canadian database of security companies to be created A group of Canadian associations is joining forces to create a national index of Canadian technology companies working in the advanced security sector.
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Canadian database of security companies to be created A group of Canadian associations is joining forces to create a national index of Canadian technology companies working in the advanced security sector.
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Ottawa firms sidestepping research tax breaks The good news? Ottawa-area tech companies are putting more money into innovation. The bad news? Those same companies are not taking advantage of lucrative research and development tax credits because they feel the process is too “cumbersome,” according to a recent survey.
1