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ABCtech #126 26SEP18 Creating Alberta’s New Economy – TFAs Prime for Capitalizing Intangible Assets
In preparation for the launch we have asked TechInvest’s Directors to prepare a series of weekly articles throughout September about the underlying features of the fund: Why intangible assets? Where t
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ABCtech #126 26SEP18 Creating Alberta’s New Economy – TFAs Prime for Capitalizing Intangible Assets
Don Diduck has tabled for Board approval the launch of TechInvest. In preparation for the launch we have asked TechInvest’s Directors to prepare a series of weekly articles throughout September about the underlying features of the fund: Why intangible assets? Where to find and how to raise the required capital? How can risk be mitigated? Robert McGarvey first explained intangible assets and the fundamental role they are playing in the new economy. Joe Batty then discussed several issues associated with funding of SMEs followed by Ron Palfy who identified key measures for mitigating risk. This week, Don Diduck highlights the features of this new technology investment fund for Alberta, targeting early-stage start-ups with undervalued intangible assets.
Please let us know HERE if you are interested to know more about the Fund. – Editor
Directors
Week 4. Don Diduck
Rich Assets – Welcome Inside the New Intangible Asset Revolution
Week 3. Ron Palfry
TechInvest – Alberta Focused, New Thinking
Week 2. Joseph Batty
Funding SMEs … Is there a shortage of money
Funding SMEs — Why should we care?
Funding SMEs — How do we overcome risk!
Week 1. Robert McGarvey
ALLIANCE
Our Technology Industry Alliance https://abctech.ca/our-alliances/ is comprised of a number of industry NGOs sharing in common – diversifying the economy through emerging technologies. We agree to share news releases and collaborate on events and projects of mutual interest to our networks. The Canadian Automated Vehicles Institute is the latest addition to the Alliance.
Driving Autonomy: Canadian Automated Vehicles Institute Launched
With automated vehicles appearing on test tracks, farmers fields and city streets from coast to coast, the stakeholders need a platform to be seen and heard. The Canadian Automated Vehicles Institute (CAVI) – Institut canadien du VA (ICVA), will be just that. CAVI will be a new Canadian national institute to help develop and implement national strategies in the automated vehicles (AV) and connected vehicles (CV) ecosystem. FOR MORE
RESEARCH
September 2018 Survey of Alberta’s Economic Resilience
Is Alberta’s economy diversified? Is it’s Innovation ecosystem effective? Your view counts. Please complete the September issue of our semi-annual survey HERE . The results will be published in October.
Alberta CleanTech Industry Alliance on behalf of ICTC
ICTC is currently running two initiatives – one in Alberta and one at the national level, for assessing digital occupation and skill needs for clean tech employers. They are trying to get a representative sample of clean tech employers in Alberta for both studies:
Alberta Study. A supply & demand analysis of in-demand digital occupations and their skill needs across Alberta’s high-growth sectors. Occupation/skill needs will be forecasted for the top 3 high-growth sectors – currently, clean tech is one of our selected high-growth sectors. For more: https://www.ictc-ctic.ca/connecting-albertans-to-jobs-of-the-future/. Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ABDigital
National Study. Seeks to understand the digital job and skill needs of Canadian employers across 7 high-growth industries: ICT, Clean Tech, Clean Resources, Health/biotech, Agri-foods, Digital Industries, Advanced Manufacturing. For more: https://www.ictc-ctic.ca/the-next-industrial-revolution/. Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ICTC_Industry4
BioAlberta on behalf of the Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Alberta Enterprise Corporation is conducting the 2018 Alberta Deal Flow Study for providing valuable insights for investors and key decision makers, working with technology companies and startups in Alberta, and for the venture capital, investment and startup communities across Canada and the US. Survey link: https://trendresearch.ca/1170518/
EVENTS
Visit ABCtech.ca/events to view our events calendar events. Submit your event HERE https://abctech.ca/add-event-request/HERE
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Chateau Louis Conference Centre, Edmonton
RISING STARS Symposium – health innovation. Featuring four worthy Regional start-ups, a networking Reception, buffet Dinner, and pre-reception, simultaneous 1.5-hr. Workshops selected for their impact on the management of health care and personalizing services.
REGISTRATION Opens October 1st.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Westin Hotel, Edmonton
2018 Spotlight on Innovation. “The World Health Organization suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability. For people with disabilities, the challenge of moving from a healthcare setting to a home setting (illness to wellness) cuts across age, gender, industrial sectors, and ethnic boundaries. It also represents a growing global market for technologies and assistive devices.” Register here: https://events.eply.com/Spotlight2018
MEMBERSHIP
The Alberta Council of Technologies Society emerged in 2006 out of frustration that Alberta’s economy was overly dependent on the price of a single commodity. To diversify meant establishing an effective innovation ecosystem – one that could reverse the stubborn trend of a high death rate for start-ups, slow growth, and poor retention of those that succeed. We are now comprised of over 20,000 others sharing an interest in the impact of emerging technologies: monitoring the status of Alberta’s economic resilience and the effectiveness of it’s innovation ecosystem and through a host of collaborative activities: educating, networking, and engaging the public and private sectors in developing critical networks for diversifying Alberta’s economy.
JOIN US NOW – HERE https://abctech.ca/join-abctech/
