16 Jul
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Three Calls for Proposals for Partnership Development Activities Between Canada and India in ICT, Photonics, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Energy, Environment and Aerospace

International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTP Canada), the Department of Science and Technology (DST)/ Global Innovation and Technology Alliance or GITA (India), and the Department of Biotechnology or DBT (India) are hosting three Calls for Proposals (CFP) for Partnership Development Activities (PDAs) between Canada and India.
Canadian and Indian funding recipients are eligible to receive [...]

05 Jul
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Canada’s Digital Environment for Research, Innovation and Education

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), CANARIE, Compute Canada, and the Council of Canadian University CIOs (CUCCIO), recently presented this submission, entitled Canada’s Digital Environment for Research, Innovation and Education to the Government’s Digital Economy Strategy consultation.
Preface
The foundation for a prosperous, sustainable and growing digital economy is a broad [...]

28 Jun
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Canada’s Changing Intellectual Property

With the conclusion of Canada 3.0 that emphasizes on paradigm shifts and productivity, it’s time to begin a conversation about the country’s digital economy in the 21st century. In this post, I present the state of Canada’s global competitiveness from the standpoint of generating intellectual property in the global race.
“Mind that bird”, Taiwan and [...]

24 Jun
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CDMN builds world-class showcase for Canadian Digital Media Sector at G-8 and G-20 Summits

Canadian digital media innovation will be in the spotlight when leaders from around the world attend the G-8 and G-20 Summits June 25 – 27. The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has attracted high-tech participants from CDMN-affiliated organizations across Canada to the Experience Canada marketing pavilion in downtown Toronto where they will showcase unique digital [...]

18 Jun
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Defining Digital Media: Join my ‘UnConversation’

Justin Kozuch of 49 Pixels looks to digital industry professionals to help him define and quantify Digital Media in Canada as part of his Pixels to Product study.

07 Jun
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Collected thoughts on Bill C-32 (Copyright amendment)

A bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act is being read in the House of Commons today. Here’s a list of the reactions so far. A good source of conversation and reaction can be found on the #C32 Twitter hashtag.
The Bill itself can be found here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32401372/Copyright-Bill-C32
“Flawed but fixable” (video) by Michael Geist
The Problem with Bill C-32 [...]

19 May
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The i-Canada Declaration

Fact: Canada’s laggardly Internet speeds and adoption rates put the country at a competitive disadvantage on both a social and entrepreneurial plane .
Canada’s broadband speed is 1/100 to 1/1000 slower than 20 major competitors
The Chair of the new i-Canada Alliance, William Hutchison, has issued a call for a Declaration of Support to yank this nation [...]

16 May
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CANADA 2017: Toward a Digital Nation

The gathering of Canada’s digital media leaders in Stratford on May 10-11 2010 produced intense discussion about this country’s accomplishments, plans and capacity to expand our performance as a digital nation.
The collective ambition? Nothing less than to

05 May
Trevor Stafford
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B.C. Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre Joins Canadian Digital Media Network

Penticton, B.C. and Waterloo Region, ON (May 4, 2010) – The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) today announced that the Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre (ORIC), a BC-based non-profit organization providing high-tech business incubator and accelerator programs and facilities, has joined the CDMN. The CDMN is working to connect organizations such as ORIC in a [...]

27 Mar
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$350M Canada Media Fund Champions Digital Creation

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will bring millions of dollars of funding and research aid to content creators, platform builders and software companies through its eponymous agency.
“In launching the Canada Media Fund, we’ve taken an important step towards supporting a truly modern, multiplatform industry and a digital content strategy for Canada. The [...]