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MobileMonday roundtable - where's the innovation?

By Jon Arnold
February 8, 2012 5:15 AM
Categories: Business innovation Unified Communications Wireless
Last night was MobileMonday Toronto's annual Meet the Analysts event at the MaRS Discovery District facility.

Privacy AND Healthcare - You Need Them Both | Presentation by Ann Cavoukian

By Sue Ansell
February 8, 2012 4:45 AM
Categories: eHealth Security Speakers Corner Tech events
Dr. Ann Cavoukian's presentation on why freedom of information matters and how organizations and individual healthcare providers can prevent privacy breaches. The 'circle of care', a term used in the context of sharing information with implied consent, is discussed as is Ontario’s Experience with PHIPA.

Top 20 Most Important Developments of the Internet

By Glen Farrelly
February 7, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Business innovation Social networking Trends
The Internet Society is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. They are a global organization devoted to maintaining a free, open, accessible, and viable Internet. I've recently blogged about the Internet Society's call for people to submit ideas for a new Internet Hall of Fame they are establishing.

Feature Article

Canada’s first purpose-built smart community caters to home-based entrepreneurs

Remember the days when your dad used to eat breakfast, grab his lunch box and head down to the factory or office to toil away from nine ’til five? A lot has changed since then. In today’s global economy, business priorities are rapidly shifting away from rigid work schedules and hive-like offices to focus more on individual productivity and output. Flexi-schedules, virtual offices and... (Read More)