Organization: Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance

CATA to develop security technologies profile

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) has joined with Industry Canada to develop an inventory of Canadian technologies applicable to security. CATA will develop the Advanced Security Technologies Industry Profile which will be used as a basis for export investment and partner promotion. Advanced security technologies include those produced by the manufacturing, systems integration and…

CATA to form ebusiness advocacy program

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) is developing an advocacy program to encourage the growth and adoption of e-business technologies. CATA was approached to launch the program by the Canadian eBusiness Initiative (formerly the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable), a public-private partnership focused on productivity, leadership and innovation. The goal is to create a Canadian advantage…

CATA Town Hall meetings to resume this month

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance’s (CATA) Tech Action Town Hall meetings are set to resume after a summer hiatus. Eight meetings are slated for the next several months, some in support of regional innovation summits being held by Industry Canada. The schedule is: Calgary, September 17; Waterloo, September 24; Vancouver, October 4; Montreal, October 8…

CATA releases first city technology survey

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) has released the first of its surveys on select Canadian cities as part of its TechAction Town Hall initiative aimed at encouraging the adoption of advanced technologies (R$, September 5/01). The survey of St John’s NF evaluates factors that comprise a city’s readiness to make use of advanced technology…

Education high-tech priority says CATA survey

Education should be the top priority of high-tech firms, according to an on-line survey released by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) and Ipsos-Reid. The 1,000-interview poll showed that respondents considered education to be the number-one priority (56%) above tax reform (46%), environmental impact of new industries (40%) and social accountability of businesses (39%). Issues…