Niagara steps onto the World’s Stage for digital interactive media

nGen, Niagara’s Interactive Media Generator, is pleased to announce the opening of its $3 million, state of the art facility designed for digital interactive media advancement. The new facility houses cutting edge digital interactive media technologies and will undoubtedly increase Niagara’s already growing reputation as a hub for digital interactive media. The expanded facility has [...]

Three Calls for Proposals for Partnership Development Activities Between Canada and India in ICT, Photonics, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Energy, Environment and Aerospace

International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTP Canada), the Department of Science and Technology (DST)/ Global Innovation and Technology Alliance or GITA (India), and the Department of Biotechnology or DBT (India) are hosting three Calls for Proposals (CFP) for Partnership Development Activities (PDAs) between Canada and India.
Canadian and Indian funding recipients are eligible to receive [...]

Canada’s Digital Environment for Research, Innovation and Education

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), CANARIE, Compute Canada, and the Council of Canadian University CIOs (CUCCIO), recently presented this submission, entitled Canada’s Digital Environment for Research, Innovation and Education to the Government’s Digital Economy Strategy consultation.
Preface
The foundation for a prosperous, sustainable and growing digital economy is a broad [...]

Provincial tax changes in the digital media sector

Deloitte has outlined a number of changes to Digital Media and Film tax credits in provinces across the country.
They can be found on the Deloitte website here.

BC-based Association Wavefront Joins Canadian Digital Media Network

Wavefront, the community-based commercialization centre supporting the growth of Canada’s wireless and new media development companies, has joined the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), the CDMN announced today.
The CDMN is working to connect organizations such as Wavefront in a nationwide network to collaborate and share digital media research, technology development and commercialization expertise.
“Becoming [...]

Unique Opportunities for Canadian New Media Companies at Cross Media New York 2010

A heavyweight list of senior industry executives headline the first annual Cross Media conference on Wednesday, March 10th.
 
Sponsored in part by the Government of Canada, Cross Media hopes to ‘melt silos’ and bring companies in parallel media sectors together.
 
The conference includes two industry-focused case studies and four demonstrations of emerging media technologies, plus plenty of [...]