Great column, David. I could blather on and on in response but have two comments: First, even with the current staffing challenges, ICT represents a huge opportunity, especially in Halifax and Sydney. Governments everywhere tend to prefer medtech and cleantech when supporting innovation, but the economic potential of IT shouldn't be ignored. Second, whatever body is developing tourism strategy should be well represented with Cape Bretoners. Cape Breton is a tourism gem that Nova Scotia fails to capitalize on.
Nice comment Peter. I think there is much opportunity to be gained by aligning IT development and focus (start-ups) with those sectors that are contributing to GDP growth. This is where we can have real impact. Developing IT solutions in support of clean technologies, agri-technologies, forestry innovation and others. IT should be looked at for its potential to support cross sectoral innovation development. We need to better align our provincial innovation $$'s and efforts where they are going to have the greatest impact; and in Atlantic Canada that is health, agriculture (indoor & outdoor), fisheries, forestry, mining and the value chains that we can build from them - 'a la' cleantech/greening/decarbonization.
Great column, David. I could blather on and on in response but have two comments: First, even with the current staffing challenges, ICT represents a huge opportunity, especially in Halifax and Sydney. Governments everywhere tend to prefer medtech and cleantech when supporting innovation, but the economic potential of IT shouldn't be ignored. Second, whatever body is developing tourism strategy should be well represented with Cape Bretoners. Cape Breton is a tourism gem that Nova Scotia fails to capitalize on.
Nice comment Peter. I think there is much opportunity to be gained by aligning IT development and focus (start-ups) with those sectors that are contributing to GDP growth. This is where we can have real impact. Developing IT solutions in support of clean technologies, agri-technologies, forestry innovation and others. IT should be looked at for its potential to support cross sectoral innovation development. We need to better align our provincial innovation $$'s and efforts where they are going to have the greatest impact; and in Atlantic Canada that is health, agriculture (indoor & outdoor), fisheries, forestry, mining and the value chains that we can build from them - 'a la' cleantech/greening/decarbonization.