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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
With the conclusion of Canada 3.0, what is the state of Canada’s global competitiveness in terms of intellectual property?
“Mind that bird”, Taiwan and other outliers
According to OECD, China had been innovating its way past competitors in the same fashion as “Mind that Bird” at the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
The biggest outlier, however, was Taiwan.
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.
Fact: Canada’s laggardly Internet speeds and adoption rates put the country at a competitive disadvantage on both a social and entrepreneurial plane .
Canada’s broadband speed is 1/100 to 1/1000 slower than 20 major competitors
The Chair of the new i-Canada Alliance, William Hutchison, has issued a call for a Declaration of Support to yank this nation [...]
The gathering of Canada’s digital media leaders in Stratford on May 10-11 2010 produced intense discussion about this country’s accomplishments, plans and capacity to expand our performance as a digital nation.
The collective ambition? Nothing less than to
Penticton, B.C. and Waterloo Region, ON (May 4, 2010) – The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) today announced that the Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre (ORIC), a BC-based non-profit organization providing high-tech business incubator and accelerator programs and facilities, has joined the CDMN. The CDMN is working to connect organizations such as ORIC in a [...]
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 [...]
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will bring millions of dollars of funding and research aid to content creators, platform builders and software companies through its eponymous agency.
“In launching the Canada Media Fund, we’ve taken an important step towards supporting a truly modern, multiplatform industry and a digital content strategy for Canada. The [...]
