Working with our membership, ITAC establishes and sets targets for where Canada's knowledge economy should be compared to key peer/competitor nations. Where we fall short, ITAC determines what we need to do to get there and ensure we do what is needed in areas such as: skills, capital, tax, science & technology, and collaboration.
ITAC believes Canadian businesses should be leaders in the use of ICT for competitive advantage, productivity and growth. Use of ICT by small and medium enterprises should increase towards that of our US counterparts. By partnering with other associations, as well as with Government, we work to ensure public policy supports these goals.
ITAC strives to ensure Federal, Ontario and other Canadian Governments are leaders in ICT use. ITAC positions itself as a trusted advisor to Government. We gather industry leaders and Government together and work to make it easier for our industry to sell to government.
ITAC believes the Canadian healthcare system should be a world-leading user of ICT to achieve superior patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness, as well as fostering development of a world-leading Canadian health ICT industry. ITAC works to correct chronic under-spend on ICT.
ITAC’s view is Canada’s laws should promote leadership in development and use of advanced technology. We want to ensure efficient and cost-effective measures to protect privacy and instill confidence in the e-economy.
ITAC believes that in order for Canada to continue to compete worldwide, we need to promote policies that will ensure a steady supply of talented men and women for our local ICT industry. We work with industry as well as with Federal, Provincial and local governments to establish initiatives to support this goal.
Adam Chowaniec the former Chair of Zarlink Semiconductor, Tundra Corporation and ITAC addressed the December 2 Board of Governors meeting on the furture of Canada's publicly traded ICT companies. The issues Adam raised are important for our industry. For the benefit of those unable to attend his presentation, his remarks are available here.
This month, ITAC celebrates great achievements in eHealth technology implementation, profiling two winners in this year’s Canadian Health Informatics Awards.
ITAC's resident expert on retail tax matters, Audrey Diamant, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has prepared a brief assessment of the British Columbia government's decision to roll back the HST.
Citing the need to address “a funding system that is unnecessarily complicated and confusing to navigate,” the Expert Panel leading the Review of Federal Support to R&D released its report today. Read ITAC's reaction to the report here.
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) today announced that it is setting aside $200 million for loans to help entrepreneurs gear up with information and communications technology (ICT). A new array of online tools has also been launched on bdc.ca. Learn more here.
ITAC, the national association of Canada’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry, commends the government for re-introducing “An Act to Amend the Copyright Act” (now Bill C-11,) in Parliament today (Thursday, September 29, 2011). Read more here.