Ottawa, ON, September 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The federal government has a quick and vital opportunity to stimulate the economy, temporarily adopt the technological responses it urgently needs, ensure the recovery of Canada’s generation sector, and create a “new standard” of agile and agile public procurement that incorporates cutting-edge inventions into the delivery of public services , while driving economic growth.
While Governor-General Julie Payette describes the government’s intentions for this parliamentary consultation in Wednesday’s throne speech, TECHNATION urges the prime minister and his cabinet to adopt the following recommendations.
Investment in Canada’s generation sector is important for our country’s economic recovery
Canada’s virtual economy generates more than a million tasks, contributes more than $120 billion annually to GDP, invests $7. 5 billion a year in studies and progression, and has become the driving force behind Canadian economic growth. Well-paid tasks for the middle class, generating job gains and wages year after year, surpassing other segments of the personal sector.
TECHNATION urges the Government of Canada to include, in its Address from the Throne, a transparent indication that investments will be made in Canada’s generation sector, and specificly in its SMEs, while marking the course for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
The government will have to build on its purchasing force to stimulate Canada’s economic recovery
Acquisitions are one of the government’s main vital and underrated economic levers: the largest customer of goods and in Canada. Federal purchases were estimated at $23 billion in 2017, making the federal government a difficult customer capable of moving markets and launching, developing or saving businesses.
However, Canada’s most promising generation expansion and escalation corporations are not competing for the more than $6. 8 billion spent annually on generation projects because the processes are too long, costly, complex, and costly for their businesses This is a long-standing, widely identified limitation of the generation sector in Canada , and many decide to do business outside our borders.
Our urges the government to sign in its Throne Speech that plans to adopt the program and invest in the acquisition of generation as an economic tool.
Canada’s virtual infrastructure will have to be a very sensible priority
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the desire to invest more in our virtual infrastructure and has shown that the government can act temporarily to provide responses to citizens. The brave paintings of public servants in the implementation and implementation of key social programs are however, Canadians expect the government to use cutting-edge technologies already on the market to provide better services, reduce their environmental impact, allow the public sector to paint remotely, and generate a higher price for taxpayers’ money.
It is estimated that every 1% that accumulates in virtual adoption can have a direct effect of $2. 5 billion on the economy. Investing in virtual adoption in government is a sound fiscal and economic policy that will announce advanced social systems in an environmentally sustainable way and help a remote workforce that will have to deliver those systems.
Government intervention in generation policy should be done through a multilateral approach
To maintain public confidence, government and industry will have to work in combination to draft an updated generation policy that is fair and effective in Canada’s national interest. Our industry supports efforts to expand multinational responses to generation policy, resulting in much more constructive effects for Canada’s generation ecosystem and our virtual economy. This includes working with the government and industry to provide broadband and wireless to rural and remote Canadians. In addition, the Canadian government will need to put in place an updated privacy policy to ensure that Canadian citizens and industry remain confident in regulations in position that are domestic consistent and comply with foreign standards.
TECHNATION and its members, leaders in Canada’s generation sector, are pleased to have the opportunity to work directly with the Government of Canada so that Canadians can continue to have confidence in their ability to use generation safely, safely and consistently across the country. It will be achieved by asking the Government of Canada to sign in its Address from the Throne that will bring a multilateral technique to public policy in generation.
“Now is the time to act. The time has come for a public sector policy to stimulate the economy and a legacy of COVID-19 stimulus spending that will translate into promoting Canada’s virtual economy,” said Angela Mondou, president and CEO of TECHNATION.
“There is a quick and vital opportunity for the federal government to stimulate the economy and stimulate the recovery of the Canadian high-growth, job-generating sector by adopting urgently needed generation solutions. Adopting flexible and more available public procurement as a “new standard” will result in cutting-edge innovation in public service delivery and greater service delivery to Canadians, while boosting economic growth. A mutual benefit for Canada!
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TECHNATION is the industry-government link to technological prosperity in Canada. As a member-led non-profit organization, TECHNATION brings Canada’s generation sector, governments, and communities to publicize technology prosperity from coast to coast. TECHNATION defends technological prosperity by providing opportunities for promotion, progress and networking in industry and governments at all levels; Connecting Canadian progressions with global leaders in generation; Engage the global supply chain and fill the pipeline with technological talent. TECHNATION has been the authorized national voice in the ICT industry for over 60 years. More than 43,200 Canadian ICT companies create and obtain goods that contribute to more productive production, competitive and cutting-edge society. The ICT sector generates more than 666,500 jobs and invests $7. 5 billion annually in RD, more than any other actor in the personal sector, TECHNATION was formerly the Canadian Information Technology Association (ACTI) . www. technationcanada. ca