ICT strategy would help boost productivity

By Bernard Courtois

Canada needs a wake-up call – and productivity and competitiveness are at the core of what this wake-up call should be about. The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) has produced a paper entitled: “The Issue: ICT and Productivity” that points to numerous studies showing productivity in today’s economy is driven by investment in, and particularly use of, information and communications technology (ICT).