Your best resource for keeping up-to-date with the business of open source. The Open Source Business Resource (OSBR) is a free monthly publication of the Talent First Network. The OSBR is for Canadian business owners, company executives and employees, directors of open source foundations, leaders of open source projects, open source groups, individuals and organizations that contribute to open source projects, academics and students interested in open source, technology transfer professionals, and government employees who promote wealth creation through innovation.

 

(2) ITAC - Information Technology Association of Canada

ITAC believes Canadian businesses should be leaders in the use of ICT for competitive advantage, productivity and growth. Use of ICT by small and medium enterprises should increase towards that of our US counterparts. By partnering with other associations, as well as with Government, we work to ensure public policy supports these goals.

Canada's leading Web conference is a chance to connect with people who are just as interested and excited about the potential of the Web as you are — people who want to know more about how it is changing the way we live, work and interact with the world. You won't just connect with them in the hallways, either — at mesh, we make sure that every panel and workshop is as interactive as possible. If mesh is successful or helpful, it's because you helped make it that way.

 

Canada’s opportunity in the digital economy lies in exercising our strengths across the full digital media continuum: strong technology and tools, rich content, and a satisfying user experience. The Canadian Digital Media Network is Canada’s largest concentration of business-driven digital media research, technology development, and digital commercialization expertise. We use digital media tools, technology and applications to advance multiple industries – entertainment, health care, education, financial services, and advanced manufacturing.

 

Communitech is the regional hub for the commercialization of innovation, creating economic prosperity by removing barriers to the creation and growth of technology companies. Our goal is to create more successful global businesses for Canada.

 

At the Canada 3.0 Forum, we will develop a national digital media action plan to ensure Canada can not only compete, but also lead the world in the new digital economy. Goverment: learn about technologies that will provide faster, more efficient, more personalized services to citizens. Industry: discover where the best research is being done and help carry the conversation needed to commercialize these into world-leading products and services. Researchers share their research knowledge with government and industry and help move digital media research forward.

 

DemoCamp Toronto is a show-and-tell for Toronto’s entrepreneurial developers, designers, and marketers. The goal is to see new technology, meet other interesting in emerging technology, early-stage companies, and making Toronto a better place.

 

(8) The Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova Scotia (ITANS)