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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 #102 23-NOV-17 Continuing dialogue – AI & The Future of Work
of articles, blogs, messages expressing excitement about the promise and otherwise associated with recent advances in artificial intelligence, analytics, machine learning. Some would prefer that the i
ABCtech #101 16-NOV-17 Call for Vision & Leadership
Throughout her career, she was drawn on for her vision and leadership. Unfortunately science and innovation in Alberta get sidelined as academic pursuits. Youth and collaboration receive lip service.
ABCtech #100 07-NOV-17 The human touch – people squeezed out of the workforce by AI
Last year we released the report on The Future of the Professions . This year we are sponsoring Engaging Youth II through the Centre for Global Education, engaging thousands of Alberta high school stu
ABCtech #99 31-OCT-17 Is Alberta’s Economy Resilient – Struggling to Diversify
- Struggling to Diversify Alberta's economic resilience remains weak and widespread though there is evidence of increasing confidence in it's Innovation Ecosystem. It is this System that is so essenti
ABCtech #98 27-OCT-17 Thinking Growth and Embracing Competition
but, the impact of the tsunami of emerging technologies promises a socio-economic impact greater than most can imagine and more than any institution is likely to weather. When consulting in Taiwan som
ABCtech #97 20-OCT-17 Machine Learning ala AlphaGO Zero
Google's new AlphaGO Zero computer has demonstrated the capability to learn from scratch. The system employs the principles of reinforcement - as do humans. It does so with accuracy and speed far supe
ABCtech #96 20-OCT-17 Storing Energy by Synthesizing Hydrocarbons
Various programs has been put forward to research and commercialize technologies for reducing carbon emissions and introducing alternative energy sources. Craig Eastman in the following two articles m
ABCtech #95 06-OCT-17 Change – Learn – Create
ABCtech #95 06-OCT-17 Change - Learn - Create We are receiving - as you may be, hundreds of "insights" about technology and how it is changing everything with no end in sight. We have selected three a
ABCtech #187 01OCT17 Economic Resilience – Fall 2017
Resilience of Alberta’s Economy AND Measuring the Effectiveness of Innovation Ecosystems – Fall ‘17 The Alberta Council of Technologies conducts a spring and fall survey of its followers for assessing
ABCtech #94 15-SEP-17 Financing Energy Efficiency
We were very impressed with the innovative option that Leigh Bond and Brian Scott have come up for financing the upgrade of homes to make them energy efficient. Their presentation was taped and appear
ABCtech #93 09-AUG-17 Summer 2017
ABCtech #93 09-AUG-17 Summer 2017 Tis summer - holidays, family and thinking of pivoting - changing course to take stock of significant changes in the market. We hear daily of alternative energies, CR
ABCtech #92 25-MAY-17 The Creative Revolution & SPECIAL OFFER
Contributing to our insight have been an array of forces. Steve Jobs personifying the power of the arts in product development. The recurrent demonstration that knowledge without relationships has no