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Post-secondary schools are using digital technologies to “tweak” educational practices rather than revolutionize them

By Mark Lowey
People who work at Canadian post-secondary institutions expect generative AI will become a normal part of post-secondary education within a few years, although digital technologies aren't yet revolutionizing higher education, according to a report by the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association.

Three Ontario cities found different paths to be able to compete in high-tech markets: University of Toronto study

By Mark Lowey
Three Ontario cities employed different strategies to use civic capital to leverage new, technological windows of opportunity and compete in high-tech markets, according to a study by University of Toronto researchers.

AI holds the key to reversing Canada’s productivity crisis but an AI-focused industrial strategy is required

By Mark Lowey
Artificial intelligence is the only technology that can reverse Canada’s decline in productivity but it will require an AI-focused industrial strategy spearheaded by government, says a new Public Policy Forum report by Peter Nicholson.

Canada can be an ag-tech superpower, but it will take political will and supportive government policy: CCA report

By Mark Lowey
Canada can be a global superpower in agricultural technology, including “atypical” food production, but only with targeted government funding and supportive policies, says a Council of Canadian Academies report.

New research shows impacts of climate change on global economy and health will be much greater than anticipated

By Mark Lowey
New research shows the impacts of climate change on the global economy and the health of billions of people will be much greater than previous studies have found, but these impacts will be highly inequitable around the world.

Businesses and organizations need to start preparing now for the threat from quantum computers, experts say

By Mark Lowey
Companies and organizations need to prepare now to protect their data and communications systems from quantum computers that will be able to break all cryptography systems now used, experts told the qConnect conference in Calgary.

State of AI in Canada: improvements needed in commercialization, investment and adoption by businesses

By Mark Lowey
Canada is among the world leaders in artificial intelligence research and talent but lags in commercialization, investment and business adoption of AI, the heads of Canada's national AI institutes told Scale AI’s ALL IN conference.

The “best-kept-secret” in Canada’s innovation ecosystem is seeing increasing demand for its services

By Mark Lowey
They’ve been called the best-kept secret in Canada’s innovation ecosystem, but there has never been a greater demand for the services offered by college-affiliated Technology Access Centres.

Want to incorporate AI into your business? Who you gonna call?

By Mark Lowey
The AI Hub, a Technology Access Centre at Durham College, helps companies with the entire range of designing, developing, testing and deploying artificial intelligence in their business operations.

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