ABCtech #117 28May18 Status of Big Ideas

ABCtech #117 28 May18 Status of Big Ideas

3 DAYS TO GO – in the event you have not completed the MAY 2018 survey

The PRACTICE OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN ALBERTA  

We have been asked from time to time to comment on public procurement practices in Alberta. In response we have hosted several events for clarifying existing policies and practices of the federal, provincial and municipal governments.  Recently, we have been encouraged to go further and obtain the perspective of Alberta contractors, starting with this survey.

SURVEY CLICK HERE

We’d like your help – and please send the survey notice to others. Your input will be confidential with only aggregate information included in the final report. The survey will be open throughout May 2018 with the results released in September at the Supply Chain Management Association’s Conference – September 8th at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel. (ABCtech Members will receive notice of the event and the discounted rate.)             – Consulting Services: Alberta Council of Technologies Society  

We are continuing to track and develop several for you …

Agriculture – HEMP is emerging as “the new gold rush”.  The Agriculture & Food Council is proposing a fall convention in Red Deer for harvesting resolutions planted at the Conference “Creating the Western Canada Hemp Industry” this spring FOR MORE

Transportation – automating one lane of the QE – linking Edmonton and Calgary, to position Alberta as a leader in the introduction of automated vehicles.  A team has emerged in Calgary advocating for a BIG Idea. FOR MORE

Artificial Intelligence – when machines decide. Catch the wave at the Data Management Association’s Fall Conference October 25-26th in Edmonton HERE

Education – and the future of work.  Our Engaging Youth project is engaging over 5,000 Alberta students in teams investigating their concerns about the future of work – their career prospects. One step in the pathway to an international conference on the Creative Economy proposed for Banff in 2020. FOR MORE

FinTech – we are announcing shortly the introduction of a technology investment fund targeting the valuation of intangible assets. FOR  MORE

STATUS REPORT – BIG Ideas