ArcticNet‘s funding was renewed for $32.5 million over five years, enabling it to evolve beyond the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program and become a permanent pan-Canadian research centre. During this funding period, ArcticNet’s research will focus on the sustainable development of the “Blue Economy” (shipping, fisheries, tourism, and mining), and growing postsecondary research and training…
Organization: Nortel Networks
Jean-Charles Fahmy
The Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN), an industry-led consortium helping accelerate the commercialization of next generation communications solutions, announced the appointment of a new CEO, Jean-Charles (JC) Fahmy, effective June 4. Fahmy is an alumnus of McGill Univ (MBA) and Univ of Ottawa (BASc in Electrical Engineering). He has more than 20…
Study captures industrial R&D’s westward shift and decline of manufacturing
Business in-house R&D spending totalled $16 billion in 2013, $700 million lower than pre-recession levels in 2007 as increases by resources-based firms failed to offset major declines in R&D outlays by Ontario-based manufacturers, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
Canadian telecom firms sign Hong Kong deals
The Communications Research Centre (CRC) has renewed an MOU between Industry Canada and Hong Kong’s Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau. The MOU will see further R&D collaboration in the areas of wireless technologies, software, broadband networks, security, e-health, e-government, digital entertainment and multimedia. The MOU was signed at the recent ITU Telecom World event in…