Canada’s Experiment in Open Government Taps into Big Data, Digital Youth
by Lee Rickwood
Tag: Canadian Business
Overdue Books, Late Fees and Online Privacy Threats at Your Local Library
by Lee Rickwood
The fact your local library – that old repository of the printed word on paper – is at the forefront of protecting your digital rights may surprise you.
Data Privacy, NAFTA Negotiations, and the Canadian Cloud
by Lee Rickwood
These days, both individual and institutional data needs to be available anywhere, anytime, and it needs to be safely and securely protected from any number of inappropriate or illegal actors.
Free Cloud Resources for Canadian Tech Startups from CANARIE
by Lee Rickwood
CANARIE offers free cloud-based services and open-source software on an as-needed basis to Canadian startups and small businesses.
Business and Enterprise Customers Need Network Redundancy, Fail-over Protection
by Lee Rickwood
Multiple data centres with multiple redundancies for power, storage and especially data throughput should be part of any company’s IT strategy from day one.
Innovation, New Technology Feed Plant Growth
by Lee Rickwood
No, sun and rain are not obsolete; neither are they constant and reliable around the globe or across this country. So innovative ideas and new technologies are changing the economic – and geographic – factors of farming.
4 Canadian Tech Innovations Worth Celebrating for Canada 150
By Christine Persaud
Canada has long been a hotbed for technological innovation. In the technology space alone, Canada is responsible for the BlackBerry, the telephone, the walkie-talkie, IMAX, the cardiac pacemaker, and alkaline batteries, among other highly influential products.
Canadian Technology and Innovation Award Winners Tackle Healthcare, Education
by Lee Rickwood
The awards are meant to inspire us all to embrace innovation, and to celebrate those entrepreneurs who use technology to solve problems in sectors like healthcare and education.