How the scientific community started its own COVID-19 response
Tara Moriarty, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Toronto, knew something bad was coming. In late December she started paying close attention to news from China of a novel coronavirus, just as the rest of the world was enthralled with the U.S. assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the potential consequences of […]
Feds haven’t consulted privacy commissioner on contact-tracing app details
Despite the first Canadian contact-tracing app, ABTraceTogether, launching in Alberta on May 1 and being downloaded by tens of thousands of residents, federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien’s office has not yet been contacted by the federal government on “the details of contacting tracing.” “We have had discussions with a number of federal departments and with […]
Here’s how AI can help, and is already helping, Canada fight COVID-19
The federal government has signed a contract with BlueDot, a Toronto-based digital health firm that was vaunted for its early identification of the COVID-19 outbreak, to track the spread of the virus, the latest tool in the artificial intelligence toolbox being deployed against the public health crisis. “The Government of Canada, through the Public Health […]
Canada needs to own critical IP and data assets to inspire generational economic prosperity
Artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G are infrastructure layers for future technologies: 5G enables collection and use of data while AI unlocks the ability to extract value from that data. For Canada’s economic prosperity, we need strategic stewardship of Canada’s investment in these technologies. And that stewardship starts with Canadian firms owning the innovation assets—intellectual property […]
Speeding up on the information highway: Canada’s drive towards 5G is not designed for its citizens
At this historic moment, we are all seeking some comfort and normality. Over the years, we got used to video-conferencing with family, friends, and colleagues, streaming our favourite series and video games, taking part in online fitness classes, ordering groceries, and asking for health counselling online. In times of COVID-19, however, we have come to […]
The undeniable AI-5G convergence
Current COVID-19-related events and responses demonstrate the interconnectedness of our world. A virus that began in China has spread to more than 100 countries in a matter of weeks. From a technology point of view, connectivity is global and omnipresent—and 5G will take connectivity to a level that has never been seen before in human […]
The 5G opportunities are there, but is Canada ready to take advantage of them?
The introduction of 5G presents all Canadians with great opportunity, but Canada may not yet be in a position to capitalize on it. This is a situation that we must rectify. The technology of 5G will have an incredible impact on the future of economic productivity. It is transformational in that it enables lower latency […]
Artificial Intelligence and 5G
O’Regan putting nuclear ‘front and centre’ raises eyebrows, industry hopes
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan’s recent declaration that the federal government is “placing nuclear energy front and centre” came as a surprise, according to some nuclear experts and industry stakeholders, but has left some excited about the prospect of more federal support. “I’m surprised at that language,” said NDP MP Richard Cannings (South Okanagan–West Kootenay, […]
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