i-CANADA is the only national movement dedicated solely to the creation of Intelligent Communities. We work pragmatically with centres large and small, central and remote, so that they can all enjoy the economic development, job growth and social prosperity now available in the world’s leading Intelligent Communities.
December 2012 – the i-CANADA Governors Council adopted a vision for a New National Dream. Visit our news section to read the details.
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January 2013 – Thaddeus Holownia, Professor and Head of the department of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, created this original photographic print as a keepsake for i-CANADA leaders in Atlantic Canada, who met last November 28 to further plans for a super-regional network in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Together, they are creating a plan to develop an equitable high-bandwidth regional community, bringing ultra-high-speed service to homes and businesses throughout the twin provinces. To read more, visit our news section.
From left to right, the group includes: David Baxter, VP, Innovation, T4G Limited; Mary Butler, VP Research & College Development, NB Community College System; Yves Bourgeois, Director, Urban & Community Studies Institute, University of New Brunswick; Louise-Philippe Gauthier, VP Strategic Initiatives, Invest NB; Maurice Gallant, CIO, City of Fredericton; Doug Robertson, President & CEO, TECH South East; Laurie Guthrie, Economic Development Officer, Fredericton; Barry Gander, Co-Founder, i-CANADA; Larry Shaw, CEO, Knowledge Park; Helmut Becker, Director of IT, MTA; Jason Powell, President, Digital Nova Scotia; Tom Rivington, President, F6 Networks; Nancy Flam, Nova Scotia Department of Economic & Rural Development; Gary Stairs, Chief Momentum Officer & Atlantic Region VP, i-CANADA; Terry Dalton, Chair at Atlantic Canada Organization of Research Networks; Sarah McAdam Parker and Reuben Gilbert, One Step Wonderful.
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Says i-CANADA Co-Founder Barry Gander: “A $10.2-trillion investment is being made in the next ten years in Intelligent Communities. This is an amount equal to the entire Canadian economy, and it is being pumped into the world’s economic ecosystem each year. To survive and thrive, we need to be leading this movement.”
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