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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.
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Read ITAC’s Submission to Government’s Public Consultation on a Digital Economy Strategy for Canada
Posted July 15, 2010
On July 9, ITAC submitted a comprehensive response to the Canadian federal government’s call for input into the drafting of a Digital Economy Strategy for Canada. Ranging from our country’s capacity to innovate, the development of broadband infrastructure, and how to grow the Canadian ICT industry, to issues of digital content and the skills/talent shortage in ICT, ITAC’s response advises government on what kind of strategy we need - as well as how we might create it - through a series of more than 40 key recommendations.
ITAC would like to thank all members who participated in the process of drafting this document - we appreciate your thoughtfulness, your willingness to share ideas, and of course, your hard work. ITAC promises to keep all its members updated on the consultation process as it unfolds from here.
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