Energy may be king in Alberta, but Smart Technologies Inc. founder David Martin believes it’s time for the tech sector to take its turn in the spotlight.
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Calgary’s tech sector takes global stage
Calgary’s tech sector is often overlooked as an economic driver, but some of the most influential technologies of today started here and continue to shape our world.
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The Business of Fun: Independent Games in Alberta
Last week I sat next a businessman who was deeply absorbed in his iPhone. From his intense focus and the look of his suit and briefcase I guessed that he was deeply absorbed in important business emails, stock trades, or catching up on industry news. Unable to avoid snooping, I took a quick glance at what was on his screen.
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Major funding comes for MHC’s 3-D printer
Medicine Hat College will be jumping in with both feet when it comes to developing programs around what is likely the biggest technological innovation since the computer, thanks to a large grant from the federal government.
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Village of Warburg is getting wired
A faster route to the super-information highway is coming to residents and businesses in the Village of Warburg this spring.
Beginning this month, staff from the Internet Centre, based out of Edmonton, will begin testing the wiring within the village to guarantee wired, high-speed Internet services will be feasible.
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St. Albert plans to get smarter
St. Albert is a smarter city than anyone thought. Unfortunately no one realized it until now.
Initiatives such as using cameras and wireless technology to control traffic lights and mobile phone apps that help transit users find out when the next bus is coming would have won “smart city” awards, if the city had known such awards existed, the city manager said.
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Friends rarely make the best business partners
CALGARY, AB, Dec. 30, 2012/ Troy Media/ – A big part of entrepreneurship is choosing your partners.
Over the life of the venture you will likely spend a great deal more of your waking hours with your business partners than you will with your spouse, or any significant other who cares to hang about in a non-paid capacity for that matter. A lot of companies are started by friends, which is entirely understandable.
“I want a new hoodie, but every hoodie out there sucks.”
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Web strategy paying off
Liz Taylor still gets media inquiries about traffic volumes at Red Deer’s Visitor Information Centre.
Such counts might previously have been the best way to gauge tourist activity, but Taylor — Tourism Red Deer’s executive director — said technology has changed that.
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Alberta energy companies make big gains in research and development
Calgary – Alberta’s energy companies are outpacing the rest of corporate Canada when it comes to ramping up investment in research and development.
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Canada announces joint fund with Israel to explore energy science and technology
TORONTO— The federal government is creating a joint fund with Israel to finance energy science and technology projects.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and Israeli Energy Minister Uzi Landau say the fund will promote co-operation in advancing shared energy interests.
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