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House of Lords tackle the question; Can public procurement be used as a tool to stimulate innovation?
January 25, 2011
As I spend an increasing amount of time crisscrossing the pond I have seen an emerging trend that is perhaps a strong reflection of the globalized nature of our collective world, including within the arena that is public sector procurement. What I am talking about is the commonality of challenges that many governments are now facing […]
Are Shifting Rules and Government Investment in Canadian Firms the Real Obstacle to Foreign VC Funding?
December 16, 2009
“Every time we make an investment in a Canadian company or do some sort of transaction with a Canadian company we have a whole set of “surprises” (and I put quotes around the word surprises) that we have to figure out each time, so there is always a new set, or different set of rules […]
Outcry Over Section 116 Clearance Certificates: Legitimate Barrier for Foreign Investment Firms or Convenient Scapegoat?
December 11, 2009
New York, October 12, 2009 – Just 17 venture capital funds raised $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level represents the smallest number of venture funds raising money in a single quarter since the third quarter of 1994 when 17 funds […]
Dialogue Regarding CATA Post Demonstrates the Productive Power of Social Media
December 2, 2009
My post regarding CATA’s “116 Campaign” in which I referred to the effort as being self-serving despite a just cause inspired an interesting discussion that demonstrates the power of social media to engage and expand upon a train of thought. In fact I enjoyed the exchange with Sue so much that I felt it warranted […]
The CATA Press Release RE Their 116 Campaign: A Just Cause Lost in a Sea of Self-Serving Rhetoric
December 1, 2009
Canada’s venture capital industry is in trouble. That industry is seriously underfunded, while Canada’s emerging technology and life sciences companies are so capital-starved they risk being uncompetitive in the North American market. At the same time, much needed and sought after US capital that could richly fund that industry and those companies is being blocked […]
Latest PWGSC Press Release Changes Little
May 8, 2009
Last evening took an interesting turn as I began to receive notifications of the latest press release from the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Christan Paradis regarding the Government Enterprise Network Services: 2009 Industry Consultations Report. The following is a copy of the press release in its entirety followed of course by my […]
An Advocate for the Little Guy: How CABiNET has provided an Important Voice for High-Tech SMEs in Canada (CABiNET Profile)
October 27, 2008
“Shared Services is different from the diametrically opposite model of Outsourcing which is where an external third party is paid to provide a service that was previously internal to the buying organization, typically leading to redundancies and re-organization. There is an on-going debate about the advantages of Shared Services over outsourcing. It is sometimes assumed […]
Procurement Insights “Syndication” Network Continues To Grow
March 3, 2008
Since launching the Procurement Insights Blog in May of 2007 distribution of our posts and corresponding articles through an expanding network of publications and web sites means that PI is now reaching tens of thousands of readers around the globe. While we still have a predominantly North American readership base, over the next few months […]
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Does controversial IBM presentation to federal government panning SMEs still hold true today? by Jon Hansen
February 25, 2014
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Nearly 9 years ago, I received an e-mail from Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance President and CEO John Reid. In it, he shared with me the comments from a less than happy vendor who related the details of a presentation by Neil McPhedran from IBM regarding the creation of the new SME Office and the company’s […]