Why productivity gains and government involvement may not be mutually exclusive concepts. >
When he was younger, Max Fawcett wanted to make a mint in the markets. Now as the managing editor of Alberta Venture he gets to write about them. Close enough, right? He can be reached at mfawcett@albertaventure.com
Alberta has an innovative tech industry, but does the province have the savvy to make the right investments? >
Evaporation technology produces pure water and opportunities >
“Alberta’s ‘new economy’ is in no position to take up the slack when the resource sector hits a slump.” >
No sooner had we dispatched our October issue, featuring a special report on innovation, to the printers than some counterintuitive news came to light. In contrast to the history of technology companies, ideas and talent leaving the province – a fact we sought solutions to in our cover story, “Building the Economy of Ideas” – we learned that Radient Technologies Inc. was relocating its operations from Ontario and British Columbia to the Edmonton Research Park. >
From digital X-ray images to contact lenses, local manufacturers are making their mark in the health sector >
Alberta’s science and technology researchers are taking a quantum leap into the future with innovations that turn science fiction into fact >
Financial stability, innovative practices and environmental sensitivity prove to be the three pillars upon which a respected corporation is built
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