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10 Scenes from Technicity.ca 2010
Infrastructure Managed Services & Outsourcing

10 Scenes from Technicity.ca 2010

IT World Canada Staff
IT World Canada Staff
@itworldca
Published: August 8th, 2013
  • We built this Technicity.ca

    We built this Technicity.ca

    Our event at the Allstream Centre on Nov. 30 was stacked with high-profile experts from both the public and private sector. This includes (from left) Mike Williams, City of Toronto; Cindy Gordon, Helix Commerce; Krista Jones, MaRs Discovery District; Rob Berry, City of Toronto; Lou Milrad, GTMA; Sara Diamond, OCADU; Bill Hutchinson, chair, iWaterfront; Italia Corigilano, KPMG; and Joe Mazzei, City of Toronto

    Watch Lou Milrad discuss: Why investing in Toronto makes sense

  • An IT World Canada production

    An IT World Canada production

    “In her book The Death and Life of American Cities, Jane Jacobs wrote: ‘Cities have the capability to offer something to everyone, only when — and only because — everyone creates them.’ What’s true of a city may also be true of the industry that drives it.”

    Shane Schick, Technicity.ca 2010 co-host

    Read coverage of Technicity.ca on ComputerWorld Canada

  • Into the Think Tanks

    Into the Think Tanks

    Technicity.ca was the launching pad for an in-depth report on the state of the city’s ICT cluster. After a panel discussion on its contents the more than 300 attendees broke into groups to discuss issues around innovation, integration and commercialization.

    Download the full report: Canada’s Community Hub: Toronto

  • As Crow flies

    As Crow flies

    Technicity’s keynote speaker was David Crow, longtime evangelist of the city’s high-tech scene, a popular blogger and the leader of the DemoCamp unconferences. His challenge to the audience — use local contacts to promote and help secure funding for a startup that could make Toronto proud.

    Read ComputerWorld Canada’s interview with David Crow

  • A good Idée

    A good Idée

    Technicity was co-hosted by Leila Boujnane, the CEO of Idée Inc., which provides reverse image search and is an example of the kind of emerging player that Toronto needs to generate in greater numbers.

    Take our poll about the biggest challenge Toronto must overcome to grow its ICT cluster

  • A place to make Kinect-ions

    A place to make Kinect-ions

    During the cocktail reception guests got a chance to mingle and visit sponsor booths, including Microsoft Canada, which let visitors try out its gesture-based Kinect software.

  • An i-Canada introduction

    An i-Canada introduction

    Bill Hutchinson, who has started four different companies and served as a CEO in three turnarounds at other firms, discussed the i-Canada initiative, which will include setting up a series of town hall meetings with mayors and discuss how to make Canada seen as a more intelligent national community.

    i-Canada initiative

  • Smart cities mean smarter planets

    Smart cities mean smarter planets

    Pat Horgan, vice-president of manufacturing, development and operations at IBM Canada, tied the theme of Technicity into Big Blue’s Smarter Planet campaign, which is intended to further the interconnectedness and intelligence of IT into everyday life.

  • Something to sprout about

    Something to sprout about

    In his keynote David Crow pointed out Erin Bury of SMB social networking service Sprouter as the kind of organization that is helping to accelerate Toronto’s high-tech development.

    Read coverage of Technicity.ca on ITBusiness.ca

  • Toronto the good

    Toronto the good

    The event wrapped up with a networking reception, but the work on an action plan is only beginning. Keep visiting Technicity.ca to comment on the discussion reports, to contribute expertise and to monitor our progress over the next year.

    Read the Technicity.ca Think Tank Reports

    View the next slideshow: BlackBerry Apps for the Holidays

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