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Building the Perfect Beast

With the election not even six weeks away, I thought it might be useful to lay out some of the things the next government could focus on to help both grow information and communication technology...
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ICT and the Greater Good

I've spent a fair bit of time expounding on how to grow the economy and improve productivity through investment in information and communication technology (ICT). I've spent less time on how ICT can...
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The limits of loyalty

New Brunswick-based entrepreneurs are very important to the success of the provincial economy and will be key if the province is to achieve an economic renaissance over the next couple of...
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Charlo and the north: leveraging ICT to boost bottom line

I know times are tough all over, but a quick scan of the papers over the last 6 months shows they are tougher in the north of the province. The courts placing Miramichi's Atcon into receivership, the...
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Creating a digital strategy

Industry Canada just concluded a consultation process in anticipation of developing a draft Digital Economy Strategy for Canada. Why? To quote the introduction to the consultation...
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Peering into the soul of an entrepreneur

Peering into the soul of an entrepreneur
How do we build a new class of entrepreneurs in New Brunswick? That has been a top economic policy question that has bedevilled governments and those that think about these things for decades. It...
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Getting the economists engaged

This UNB prof is partially right.    He is right to warn about the debt load but I still think that a 2...
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Canary in a coal mine

Our provincial economy is export driven. Typically it's the bottom line that matters most to business, but there won't be one if we can't make a sale, so a lot of time and energy goes into growing...
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Generation Y's real attitude toward working

Generation Y's real attitude toward working
More so than previous generations, Canadians born between 1981 and 2000 are generally ambitious to take on leadership roles in organizations, one professor says. They want to add continued...
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Thinking beyond job creation

Economic development specialist discusses Atlantic Canada's brain drain at Atlantic Business Summit in Toronto Kevin Stolarick has a four-point plan to make Atlantic Canada...
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