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OttawaReads comes to Life in Cornwall
2010 was a great year for volunteers and organizers of OttawaReads all across the city. But, it was an even better year for the children in Cornwall who, for the first time, had an opportunity to participate in one of the region’s most influential volunteer-based reading programs.
Ontario Technology Corridor Makes A Splash At Intersolar Munich
In today’s economic environment, it is somewhat difficult to encourage foreign companies to settle in another country and grow their business. The knee jerk reaction during economic woes is to tighten your belt and get frugal in your spending. This phenomenon is not unique to any one culture as we saw from the latest recession. It is also no big secret that North [...]
You can never have too much information!
Who knew that Evan Hansen, editor in chief, Wired.com is actually a local boy – well kind of, grew up in Kingston. He’s at the helm of one of the most popular online tech mags in the world. I’ve been looking forward to this presentation for weeks. To have a publishing guru speak at TEB [...]
Canada Open For Business with Elimination of Section 116
The Canadian federal government tabled their budget for 2010 and sent a clear message to international investors that Canada is clearly open for business.
The City is looking for your input
The City of Ottawa is conducting consultations that will lead to a new Economic Development Policy which will be presented to Council this spring. OCRI executives participate regularly in ongoing discussions with the City on their role and leadership. Last Friday, we attended a stakeholder’s forum to voice our views and have since met with them specifically on the [...]
Excerpt from Ottawa’s ICF Top 7 Application : Digitial Inclusion in Ottawa
Being “connected” and online has become a way of life and a natural thing for Ottawa residents, regardless of their economic standing, physical or mental abilities or location. Ottawa has demonstrated a strong commitment to digital inclusion and bridging the digital divide over the years.
When someone asks you what Ottawa is like, what’s your answer?
As you may know, OCRI is very much involved with the development of the Innovation Strategy for Ottawa. For the past several months, the Innovation Strategy working group which represents Ottawa’s diverse knowledge-based community including education, research, government and industry has been working together to collect input and feedback from all sectors in the community. [...]
Brutal Optimism in the face of Harsh Reality…lessons from a bigshot at TEB this morning
Bernie Ashe was so proud as he introduced his little brother, Rob, to the Technology Executive Breakfast (TEB) crowd this morning. Introductions can so often be bland and a direct steal from the speaker’s bio but Bernie’s humour, personal stories and insight provided the audience with much deeper appreciation for Rob the person, and what’s [...]
Donald Trump event next week – agenda now available!
Here is the speaking order for the Eastern Ontario Economic Showcase featuring Brett Wilson of CBC’s Dragons Den and Donald Trump. This will take place next week on Thursday September 24, 2009 at the Ottawa Civic Centre http://www.ocri.ca/showcase/assets_2009/agenda.pdf – it starts at 12:30 pm and ends at 5:00 pm.
Brett Wilson of Dragons’ Den added to Eastern Ontario Economic Showcase
Eastern Ontario Economic Showcase has added Brett Wilson of CBC’s Dragons’ Den to the already great lineup….. check out the updated speaker lineup…… Going to be amazing…. http://easternontarioshowcase.com/