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.
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.
Not exact matches
One more nation, South Africa, is making the first step of migration to a fully
digital economy, speaking about offering their own
national digital currency based on blockchain technology.
In a speech to the
National Consumer Congress in Sydney today -LRB-»Em powering consumers in the
digital age») ACCC Chairman Ron Sims highlights «price signalling» as an area for debate in the forthcoming root and branch review, claiming «recent statements regarding airline capacity shows why these laws need to be extended to all sectors of the
economy».
But this also raises an interesting question: could a
national government use this same
digital tracking system to glean insights about the
economy's health and general economic trends?
These, he said, include the introduction of an e-business registration system, a paperless port clearance system, a
digital addressing system, a mobile interoperability system, and a
national identification card system, all of which are designed to formalise the Ghanaian
economy, reduce the cost of doing business, and facilitate interaction between businesses and their clients, particularly in a technology - driven era, where connectivity through
digital services is an important element in achieving competitiveness.
Lords reform, tax reform, and some movement on civil liberties (the
National ID card scheme, or the
Digital Economy Act) would give visible evidence of their policy impact.
«I remember the vice President said and has said so many times that we are building a modern formal
economy premised on
National ID,
Digital Address and mobile payment interoperability; and in February 2017 in your State of Nation address, you said and I quote the process for a comprehensive
National ID System and the property titling system will be completed this year.
During a debate in the
National Assembly on the
digital economy, Welsh Liberal Democrats are calling for an end to misleading broadband claims which often see customers paying for high speed broadband contracts which do not reflect the speed of service they were advertised.
He said Ghana had been taking concrete steps in formalising her
economy to broaden the tax base, and cited the
National Identification System, the
National Property
Digital Address System, digitisation of the lands records and paperless ports system, which would help in building a new platform for revenue mobilisation and, thus, urged other countries in the sub-region to emulate it.
The
national identification scheme and the
national digital address system are part of the special policy initiatives by the government to formalize the
economy, broaden the tax base, in order to rake in more revenue to make up for the abolishment of several «nuisance» taxes.
Ottawa, Canada About Blog As Canada's
national ICT business association, the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) champions the development of a robust and sustainable
digital economy in Canada.
The move is an essential step in supporting the
national curriculum for computing, helping students develop the knowledge and skillsets needed to address the current
digital skills gap in the UK
economy.
HP also launched its
National Education Technology Assessment Programme, a global initiative that is designed to ensure educational establishments have the IT tools they need to prepare students for the
digital economy.
National Research Council, Government of Canada invests in Canadian business innovation Making Canada a global leader in the
digital economy, November 14, 2011, http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/news/nrc/2011/11/14/dtapp-nr.html
National tax laws have not kept pace with the globalisation of corporations and the
digital economy, leaving gaps that can be exploited by multi-
national corporations to artificially reduce their taxes.
Ottawa, Canada About Blog As Canada's
national ICT business association, the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) champions the development of a robust and sustainable
digital economy in Canada.
«The rise of the
digital economy created labour, capital and product markets that operate in real time across
national boundaries.
In today's
digital planet, embracing technology is as key to delivering high quality financial services, as are the regulations that protect the
national economy and its citizens.
In turn, our
digital economy will continue to grow and so will our
national economy.»
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digital currencies are better than any state - issued version, admitted a high - ranking representative of the Swiss
National Bank.
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One more nation, South Africa, is making the first step of migration to a fully
digital economy, speaking about offering their own
national digital currency based on blockchain technology.
Ottawa, Canada About Blog As Canada's
national ICT business association, the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) champions the development of a robust and sustainable
digital economy in Canada.