Canada's information revolution : Proceedings of a Conference on Information Technology: Globalization, Diffusion, Innovation and Retraining, June 7-8, 1989, Toronto / Edited by David W. Conklin and Lucie...: Co28-1/60-1990E
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Communications Canada. Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre. |
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| Title | Canada's information revolution : Proceedings of a Conference on Information Technology: Globalization, Diffusion, Innovation and Retraining, June 7-8, 1989, Toronto / Edited by David W. Conklin and Lucie Deschênes. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | Contents: The information society: some questions of governance.--New information technologies: innovation and diffusion.--The structure of Canada's information technology sector: recent changes and future prospects.--Canada in a new global economy.--The information technology revolution.--What exactly is globalization and what is its relationship with information technology.--Making it to the global major leagues.--Japan, globalization and the information economy.--Globalization and industrial policy: an assessment of the report of the Premier's Council of Ontario.--The Canada-U.S. and GATT trade negotiations: implications for information technology.--Canadian telecommunications, trade in services and the challenge of international competitiveness.--Telecommunication innovation: some public policy issues and research findings.--Competitiveness in information technologies.--The role and mission of Industry, Science and Technology Canada (ISTC).--On the use of information technologies in manufacturing: Canada versus the United States.--Adopting information technology: fifteen case studies.--Paradoxes of information technology diffusion.--Key issues in becoming a global corporation.--The rapid pace of change: its implications for public policies.--New skill development programs to enhance labour adjustment in a rapidly changing economy.--The Ontario Ministry of Skills Development: its mission and programs.--Myth and reality in university-industry cooperation.--University-industry cooperation.--Information technology and retraining.--Canadian communications policy for the twenty-first century.--Information technologies: the new global realm. |
| Publishing information | Halifax - Nova Scotia : Communications Canada. 1991. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | 186p. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-88645-125-6 |
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