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ABCtech #136 12DEC18 Creating the NEW Alberta – VISION & LEADERSHIP
To say the least, 2018 has been dynamic. Here is what we learned about you and what we've been up to in 2018 and what we expect to be doing in 2019 for helping Create the New Alberta. Our 2018 Creativ
ABCtech #130 30Oct18 Technologies are Already Changing the Economy – Hemp Comes of Age
There is hardly a day that goes by that another breakthrough or insight adds to the promise of new wealth through innovation - if managing change is your forte . This issue contains the first of three
ABCtech #129 15Oct18 Is Alberta’s Economy in Trouble – Again
Alberta sentiment weakened further in fall ’18 for both economic resilience/diversification and the effectiveness of it’s innovation ecosystem. The widespread gains in economic resilience in the sprin
ABCtech #125 18SEP18 TechInvest Invitation
ABCtech #125 18SEP18 TechInvest Invitation Don Diduck is about to table for Board approval the launch of TechInvest. In preparation for the launch we have asked TechInvest’s Directors to prepare a ser
ABCtech #124 11Sep18 Engaging Youth – the future of work
FORECASTS - Essays and Articles The Alberta Council of Technologies Society was created in 2005 out of frustration that the Alberta economy was overly dependent on one industry and needed help in inno
ABCtech #122 03Jul18 Executive Summary – Is Alberta’s Public Procurement Broken
Is public procurement in Alberta broken? We receive complaints regularly of waste. Media reports regularly of auditors identifying waste in public projects in construction and transportation, payment
ABCtech #121 25Jun18 Is Procurement Broken Survey Results – Section D Assessing Public Procurement Objectives
ABCtech #121 25Jun18 Is Procurement Broken? Assessing Public Procurement Objectives Is Public Procurement in Alberta broken? You've spoken - both as contractors and administrators. Our May survey resu
ABCtech #120 19Jun18 Is Procurement Broken Survey Results – Section C. Assessing Public Procurement Objectives
ABCtech #120 19Jun18 Is Procurement Broken? Assessing Public Procurement Objectives Is Public Procurement in Alberta broken? You've spoken - both as contractors and administrators. Our May survey resu
ABCtech #119 12Jun18 Is Procurement Broken Survey Results – Section B. Assessing Public Procurement Practices
ABCtech #119 12Jun18 Is Procurement Broken? Assessing Public Procurement Practices Is public procurement in Alberta broken? You've spoken - both as contractors and administrators. Our May survey resul
ABCtech #118 06JUN18 Alberta Begins – Albertans Committed to A Strong and Prosperous Future
Don Diduck on behalf of ABCtech has led a team in developing a technology investment fund and associated credit union. ALBERTA BEGINS – ALBERTANS COMMITTED TO A STRONG AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE Not so lon
FINAL REPORT
- May/June 2018 Executive Summary Public procurement – the engagement of non-government resources, involves the administration of $Billions engaging hundreds of contractors, thousands of jobs and is c
ABCtech #110 20FEB18 Canada’s new superclusters could just be black holes
I have mixed feelings about the new Innovation Superclusters recently announced by the federal government. While I support more taxpayer money supporting research, I’m not convinced that Canadian indu