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 related to free trade, NAFTA and global trade were also included in the survey but did not rank highly. FMI about the survey, go to: www.cata.ca....