Are big data users leaving behind Hadoop?
As the adoption rate of big data technologies among Canadian companies continue to rise there is a growing indication that...
Overcome cultural resistance to integrate analytics
By Gregory Richards A recent study by McKinsey Global Institute suggests that governments around the world can unlock $3 trillion...
The NRC just beat out NASA in a tech race
Written by Jason McNaught It took approximately 18 years for carbon fibre to go from lab experiment to the commercial...
Searching for a Social Media Strategy in the Government of Canada
The good news is that the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of utilizing modern communication technologies. Canada’s Action Plan...
Fail: Canada’s social media strategy backfires
Tip #1: Combining government departments and changing them into "themes" wouldn't work in real life. It also doesn't work online.
Hacker’s paradise
Last week Alexandra Sweny wrote about the MTLWiFi project [http://itincanadaonline.ca/index.php/mobility/1240-when-you-re-downtown], an initiative to provide free wireless Internet access across downtown...
Raising the cost-capability tradeoff stakes
When you haven't built warships in decades and must wrestle with flat budgets and fewer human resources, how do you...
Are we ready for robots?
It's time to sound the alert about the rise of robots. They are becoming a ubiquitous feature of industrialized countries...
Can our system survive digital technology?
Westminster governments are interesting because so much of what happens in them, and how they work, is governed by convention....
Technological innovation and leadership in the public interest
but what does this mean when plugged back into your starting premise (we overestimate short-term impact and under-estimate long-term impact)?...