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ABCtech Archives
Explore 15+ years of ABCtech reports and insights on Alberta’s emerging technologies, innovation ecosystem, and economic diversification, archived by KEI Network.
ABCtech #47 13OCT15 Introducing An Alberta Economic Resilience Index – Fall 2015
The index is similar to a weather report and introduced for stimulating and sustaining public and business, industry and government discussion on the state of Alberta's economy. Economic diversity is
ABCtech #208 01OCT2015 Convergence Challenge Paper by Stephen Murgatroyd
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
ABCtech #46 14SEP15 Creating the New Alberta – An Energy transition
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
ABCtech #44 28AUG15 Time for Leadership and Is the price of oil predictable
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
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
ABCtech #41 12JUN15 The impact of emerging technologies – Be Careful What You Wish For
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
ABCtech #40 29MAY15 Uber Edmonton and Financing Your Tech Business
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
ABCtech #38 02MAY15 Alberta Party Leaders on Economic Diversification
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
ABCtech #37 08MAR15 Securing Alberta’s energy future through fusion and Transportation Just Got Sexy – and Is Just Around the Corner
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
ABCtech #35 15FEB15 Public procurement policies and practices – Serving the interests of SMEs
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
ABCtech #34 05FEB15 Analytics & The Cloud – Automating Management – Cloud computing and the frictionless future AND Eight Significant Analytics Trends
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
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