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Occasional Paper Convergent Technologies and the Alberta Advantage Challenges, Opportunities and Threats Stephen Murgatroyd, PhD CEO, Innovation Expedition Introduction The future isn’t what it used t

Consider and Celebrate A new-found respect for the environment - by informed customers is driving increased micro-power installations/ generation and the adoption of biofuels and electricity for trans

We are now holding our breath to see how governments and industry leaders respond to recent shocks, and whether they are "short term" warranting patience or "long term" warranting change: change in ro

ABctech #42 02JUL15 Improved Battery Storage TransAlta using Tesla battery storage technology in Alberta's first large-scale energy storage project Another emerging technology ... advancing battery st

In more developed countries, time-saving devices relieved homemakers of domestic drudgery. The participation rate of women in the workforce soared and family income with it. Hints of revolutions that

Never in history before have we seen so rapid, so pervasive, and so disruptive a transformation in the business of business. Every thing with a chip and a sensor can remember and is now being programm

And that with a subscriber base of 15,000+ we advocate for measures that will contribute to enhanced public awareness, industry innovation, and public policy for advancing the commercialization of eme

Two such technologies among others to be discussed include fusion among alternative energies with the promise of resolving climate change and the second automation and electrification of transportatio

Public procurement, that is - the solicitation of bids by government for a public service/good, is not only a complex affair, but increasingly under pressure from various interest groups. Federal, pro

In 2014, a growing number of businesses accrued tangible results from their analytics initiatives: Incremental revenue gains through proactive pricing. Better customer engagement across channels. Sign

ABCtech #33 25JAN15 Climate Change is in QuikTech Notes 25-JAN-15 REPRINT Special Edition - Climate Change? Alberta has been weathering a very, very "busy" period of high spending and rapid growth. We

ABCech #32 20JAN15 What to do with the trillion dollar generational wealth transfer QuikTech Notes 20-JAN-15 SPECIAL EDITION - WEALTH TRANSFER What transpires in the US often stirs Canada's appetite f