Industry Canada, Improving Canada's Digital Advantage Strategies for Sustainable Prosperity Consultation Paper on
a Digital Economy Strategy for Canada, http://de-en.gc.ca/consultation-paper/
Budget 2011 continued support of Canada's
Digital Economy Strategy is the latest in a series of legislative and program initiatives, reflecting the Government's commitment to the digital economy.
While the program may create some useful incentives for technology adoption, it was Paradis» reference to
a digital economy strategy that attracted the attention of policy watchers.
Canada is only now formulating
a digital economy strategy.
What are you looking to see in the National
Digital Economy Strategy?
The government's consultation for a national
digital economy strategy was launched in May 2010.
We are still developing a Canadian
digital economy strategy.
My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on the lack of movement on
the digital economy strategy, arguing that it has emerged as the government's «Penske File» - the source of considerable discussion and much «work» but thus far few tangible results (for non-Seinfeld watchers, the Penske file has become synonymous for a non-existent work project).
The lack of progress on the Canadian
digital economy strategy has been a source of frustration for many as the still - unreleased strategy has been largely missing in action.
Few would dispute the need for a national
digital economy strategy, yet in the spirit of Seinfeld, the Canadian approach appears to have turned the matter into a strategy about nothing.
The Wall Streeet Journal's MarketWatch picks up on Canada's missing
digital economy strategy, using the Penske File framing to discuss the failure of Industry Minister Christian Paradis to lead on the file.
On the legislative and policy front, Bill C - 11 has passed the committee stage and seems likely to race toward royal assent by the summer, last week's unveiling of the telecom policy (including policies on the forthcoming spectrum auction and foreign ownership) puts to rest a major issue associated with
the digital economy strategy, the CRTC recently published its final anti-spam regulations with Industry Canada expected to follow with theirs shortly, the open government initiative has been making considerable progress, and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons on Thursday that Bill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next week.
Most of Canada's trading partners have had
digital economy strategies in place for years, using the policies to set goals for connectivity, guide investments in networks and digital infrastructure, as well as establish legal frameworks to provide privacy protection and enhance consumer confidence in electronic commerce.
The net effect of these initiatives is that other countries have stopped talking about
digital economy strategies and actually introduced and implemented them.
Not exact matches
Doing far more than acting as a data guru, the chief marketing technologist must also define
strategies and set priorities for leveraging opportunities within the
digital economy, as well as survey, assess and put in place emerging technologies crucial for growth.
The result of the current
digital attention span
economy means that in order to get your message out and become an Influencer, you need to use different
strategies when trying to capture an audience's attention.
There's Clement's push for a «
digital economy»
strategy, designed to find ways for Canadian companies to take advantage of e-commerce and other business opportunities created by the ever - expanding online world.
While the formal
digital strategy has yet to be revealed, I argued that the
digital economy legal
strategy is largely set with legislative plans touching on lawful access, privacy, online marketing, and copyright.
My opening keynote discussed Canada
digital economy legal
strategy.
How the government can square this with an industrial
strategy that places
digital and tech as vital sectors for the UK
economy is a matter that deserves serious consideration.
Our
Digital Strategy, to be published shortly, will set out how we will help employers and individuals access the tools they need to power our digital e
Digital Strategy, to be published shortly, will set out how we will help employers and individuals access the tools they need to power our
digital e
digital economy.
The curriculum concentrates on: best practices in business and management; understanding and utilizing the latest advances in technology; implementing innovative
strategies for discoverability, audience development, and brand extension; ways to increase revenue in a global
economy in which print and
digital publishing co-exist profitably; managing organizational change and finding new sources of revenue.
What I have yet to see and hope for in 2018, is a robust discussion about the importance of placing a firm's talent management
strategy at the same level or even more important than its
digital strategy so that people management skills are recognised as being at least as important as
digital literacy — the two are inextricably linked in the new legal talent
economy.
That is why a
strategy for the
digital economy is needed to ensure that Canada is positioned to benefit from the opportunities that it presents.
This acquisition will continue GroupM's growth
strategy in one of the world's most dynamic emerging
economies, and offer clients access to a wide portfolio of leading - edge
digital marketing services and holistic content solutions.