[Advisors] CAP futures workshop -- BC summit

[michael gurstein]

I can see the need for this type of strategic discussion from a CAP
perspective but I also think there is a need to have a broader =
discussion on
the role of community ICT/community informatics and the still absent
national digital strategy...

Something along the lines of (which I think would complement and support =
the
CAP futures workshop...

Towards a role for Communities in a National Digital Strategy

Canada almost alone among its OECD colleagues has yet to make available =
a
national digital strategy indicating the broad framwork for the =
universal
access to Broadband among other issues.  While others have articulated =
how
such a strategy might support industrial and business initiatives there
remains the need to ensure that local communities including those in =
rural
and remote Canada are in a position to benefit from digital =
developments.
This panel will discuss the role that geographical communities and
particularly indigenous and rural and remote communities can most
effectively participate in and benefit from national digital strategy =
and a
plan for universal broadband access.

Comments?

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-admin@tc.ca] On Behalf Of =
Marita
Moll
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 9:04 AM
To: advisors@tc.ca
Subject: [Advisors] CAP futures workshop -- BC summit


Hi folks.  We really do need to submit a workshop proposal to the=20
B.C. Summit re: CAP and where it is going.  Here is a starter=20
workshop proposal for you to think about and rework.  I've done this=20
quite a few times, so I'm running out of ideas on how to reframe=20
it.  We do have to keep it around this length. Let's get this out=20
sometime this week.

Rebranding CAP

This session will examine the current status of the CAP program in=20
the federal policy agenda and discuss the various campaigns across=20
the country aimed at maintaining federal funding.  It will=20
specifically seek input on how to reposition the program to meet=20
current policy objectives and how to sell that vision to elected=20
representatives.  Speakers will include CAP administrators from Nova=20
Scotia, Nunavut, B.C. and ????



Marita




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