Eric Emin Wood

Former IT World Canada associate editor turned consultant with public relations firm Porter Novelli. When not writing for the tech industry enjoys photography, movies, travelling, the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

Articles by Eric Emin Wood

MISA Prairies uses 2018 conference to literally rebrand itself

RED DEER, Alta. - The Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) Prairies chapter has come a long way from its humble beginnings, and its latest...

How the City of Lethbridge prepared its Smart Cities Challenge application

The City of Lethbridge strategy for the federal Smart Cities Challenge focuses on citizen well-being, environmental action, and attracting innovative businesses.

How the City of Mississauga uses mobile technology to engage workers and citizens alike

Calling the City of Mississauga a mobile technology-ready municipality is an understatement.

Salesforce announces $100 million USD investment fund for Canadian startups

Salesforce.com Inc. thinks Canada has the potential to become a world leader in the tech industry, and is putting its money where its mouth is.

Solving problems, not machine learning, should be tech industry’s focus, former U.S. CTO says

Megan Smith, CEO of "social tech" organization Shift7 and former U.S. CTO, thinks the technology industry should be focusing on solving societal problems, rather than innovating for innovation's sake.

Robots won’t take over the world, robot keynote speaker promises

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)'s 2018 Discovery Conference kicked off with a rather unusual presentation.

Mobility is more important to the City of Toronto’s operations than you might think

As the City of Toronto embarks on a digital transformation journey which has included opening a civic innovation office, collaborating with one of Google's sister companies on a smart neighbourhood, and an aggressive bid for Amazon's second headquarters, it's easy to overlook the role mobile devices play in its efforts.

Hashtag Trending – Snap Inc. releases updated Spectacles; real-life Transformers; Sonos worth $3B?

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. releases the next generation of its wearable Spectacles camera; Japanese researchers have created a real-life Transformer; and the Wall Street Journal reports that smart speaker maker Sonos could be worth $3 billion USD.

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