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How to extend Canada’s “digital advantage” beyond the digital economy

May 29, 2010

How to turn the digital economy into a driver of business growth and community development.

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10 action recommendations based on Industry Canada’s Digital Economy conference

June 22, 2009

Today’s Digital Economy conference has surfaced the hunger for a serious effort at moving Canada back into a leadership position in the global digital economy. As the day has unfolded, many people have noted that we need to meet that hunger with a concrete action plan. Here’s my first crack at a set of recommendations, guided by our experience in the emergent field of social media, for both action and further dialogue.

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Social media questions for Industry Canada’s conference on Canada’s Digital Economy

June 22, 2009

I’m at a Canadian Government’s conference in Ottawa today on “Canada’s Digital Economy: Moving Forward“. Since the conference seems to consist largely of folks from the “traditional” tech world, I’m curious to see how the panelists and audience engage with the question of how social media changes the challenges and opportunities for Canadian IT.

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Research and writing

September 19, 2008

I have written on technology issues for the Toronto Star, Business 2.0 magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, CBC radio (PDF) and the Vancouver Sun (for which I was a columnist) . Selected clippings and coverage Trying to build an online community? Don’t get tangled in a Web (PDF) The Globe and Mail, March 3, [...]

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Writing and research

June 4, 2005

I have written on technology issues for the Toronto Star, Business 2.0 magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, CBC radio (PDF) and the Vancouver Sun (for which I was a columnist) . You can find most of my blog posts from Social Signal, Change Everything and other social media sites on my blog at http://www.alexandrasamuel.com. [...]

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About Alex

June 4, 2005

Alexandra Samuel is the Director of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University. She writes about how social media is transforming our politics, our work and our personal lives. Her writing on technology issues has appeared in media outlets like the Toronto Star, CBC Radio, Business 2.0, and the Chronicle of Higher [...]

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