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 [...]
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 [...]
Justin Kozuch of 49 Pixels looks to digital industry professionals to help him define and quantify Digital Media in Canada as part of his Pixels to Product study.
The British Columbia digital media tax credit was passed into law by the province’s legislature on Thursday.
The credit, effective September 1, offers digital media companies a 17.5 per cent tax credit for in-province labour costs.
Spurred by local gaming companies and other digital interests, hopes to revitalize a sagging industry that contributed more [...]
A bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act is being read in the House of Commons today. Here’s a list of the reactions so far. A good source of conversation and reaction can be found on the #C32 Twitter hashtag.
The Bill itself can be found here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32401372/Copyright-Bill-C32
“Flawed but fixable” (video) by Michael Geist
The Problem with Bill C-32 [...]
The second Canada 3.0 conference is in the books. Over 2000 attendees, dozens of speakers and hundreds of press and students made for a cauldron of reaction, opinion, and chatter.
Below are links to videos from the event, audience reactions, and more. An archive of the Twitter conversation can be found here.
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.
Here is a list of upcoming events that you may be interested in. If you know of any other events that may be of interest to a Canadian Digital Media audience, just drop me a line at joseph@communitech.ca and I’ll be sure to add them to future roundups.
Mobile Innovation Week (Toronto, Sept 12-16)
MoMoVan (Vancouver, Sept [...]
Canadian Pension Plan joins deal for Skype
Music Lobby proposes MP3 Player Tax
7Digital to run HMV’s Canadian MP3 distribution
IBM and DALSA help for Sherbrooke R&D Centre
NowPublic purchased by Examiner.com
