In this episode of the TECHNATION #AI4Canada podcast, Josh Nilson speaks with Angela Mondou, TECHNATION’s President and CEO, about accelerating Indigenous tech entrepreneurship. Josh is a Métis man from northern B.C., founder of Maskwa Investments, providing pre-seed investments and mentorships in Indigenous tech companies, and co-founder and former CEO and General Manager of East Side Games. Josh shares his journey embarking into the tech sector, how we can better support Indigenous tech entrepreneurship and leaders, and how we can drive prosperity in Canada by leveraging technology. 

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3:12 – Josh shares his journey and barriers embarking into the tech sector, pivoting his career from hospitality 

11:15 – Josh discusses the need for a strategy and roadmap to better support underrepresented and Indigenous SMEs and leaders in tech 

22:35 – Josh talks about creating safe workspaces and increasing Indigenous representation in Canada’s workforce 

31:05 – Josh shares his perspective on how we can drive prosperity in Canada by leveraging technology while also supporting diversity, equity and inclusion. 

In this episode of the TECHNATION #AI4Canada podcast, David Morgenstern, President, Accenture speaks to Angela Mondou, TECHNATION’s President and CEO, around the potential for substantial economic growth, productivity gains, and the creation of new opportunities.

Timestamp 2:15 – New Report Highlights How Generative AI Can Transform Canada’s Future with a potential to add $187B to the Canadian Economy by 2030 Full Article.

In this episode of the TECHNATION #AI4Canada podcast, Tony Holmes, Practice Lead for Solutions Architects, Public Sector, Pluralsight, speaks to Angela Mondou, TECHNATION’s President and CEO, about addressing the AI skills gap by harnessing the skills and global thinking from broad communities, and the role that adaptability, resilience and creativity play in successful AI adoption. 

Timestamp 1:06 – 10.3 trillion economy value by 2038 Full Article 

Timestamp 1:15 – The study finds that every 1% increase in artificial intelligence penetration can lead to a 14.2% increase in total factor productivity Full Article

Timestamp 14:02 – TECHNATION Career Finder - Plan and find your way through the tech industry with CareerFinder – Canada’s go-to platform for emerging skills, salaries, job availability and training resources in high-growth sectors. CareerFinder details.

Timestamp 18:40 –The E-Government Development Index presents the state of E-Government Development of the United Nations Member States. Along with an assessment of the website development patterns in a country, the E-Government Development index incorporates the access characteristics, such as the infrastructure and educational levels, to reflect how a country is using information technologies to promote access and inclusion of its people.  Full Article

How can #GenAI improve productivity for corporations and SMEs? On the fifth episode of our #AI4Canada podcast, Pam Snively, Chief Data & Trust Officer, Telus, speaks with Angela Mondou ICD.D., President and CEO, TECHNATION, about AI acceleration, enabling corporations to build their own GenAI and the critical role of data trust and ‘privacy by design’

Timestamp: 2:35 - TELUS unveils GenAI customer support tool powered by Fuel iX and Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to enhance customer experience Full Article

Timestamp 16:33 - Telus Report on AI - Key findings from the research include: Over 90% agree that AI development should be guided by ethical principles. 78% of respondents believe that the use of AI should be regulated in Canada. 42% of respondents who self-identified as part of a racialized group feel that AI is biased against themselves and their peers. Report Download.

Check out #AI4Canada podcast with Jeremy Jurgens Managing Director & Head of the Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution at the World Economic Forum, speaks with Angela Mondou ICD.D., President and CEO, TECHNATION, about how other countries and companies around the world are adopting AI and learn about best practices from AI experts and global leaders.

Time stamp 6:55 - The EDISON Alliance is uniting governments, businesses, academia, and civil society to ensure equitable access to the digital economy to bridge the digital divide Full Article

Time stamp 8:24 - The Intelligence Project seeks to build a new generation of intelligence practitioners prepared to serve in a rapidly changing world and to help future policymakers and intelligence consumers understand how best to interact with intelligence to gain a decision advantage. Full Article

Time stamp 8:51 - Constitutional AI (CAI) is an Anthropic-developed method for aligning general purpose language models to abide by high-level normative principles written into a constitution. Full Article

Time stamp 15:10 - This white paper explores the evolution of the Fourth Industrial Revolution through the lens of the Global Lighthouse Network’s 153 Lighthouses and examines the transformative manufacturing innovations of the 21 newest Lighthouses. Full Article

Robert Barton, CTO, Cisco and Angela Mondou ICD.D., President and CEO, TECHNATION, discuss Canada’s AI readiness, what we need to do to accelerate AI adoption, and what developments in AI we can expect.

Time Stamp 1:07 - Cisco AI Readiness Index - Full Article 

Time Stamp 5:24 - In June 2023, there were 1.35 million businesses in Canada with paid employees. The overwhelming majority (98% of the total) were conventionally classified as “small” businesses, which collectively employed over 11 million people. Full Article

Time Stamp 20:06 - Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems Full Article

Join us for the next AI4Canada podcast where Angela Mondou, President and CEO of TECHNATION Canada had an in-depth conversation with Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainable Impact at HP Canada. In this episode, Angela and Frances discuss GenAI as a strategy for sustainability and what AI innovation exists to support the management of net-zero targets.

Episode Notes

·       Time Stamp 2:23 - Canada’s Clean50 annually offers recognition to Canada’s leaders in sustainability for their contributions over the prior two years.. Nominations are collected year round until Canada Day each year, carefully reviewed, and then honourees for four different types of awards are announced each fall. Full Article

·       Timestamp 5:50 supply chain emissions are on average 11.4 times higher than operational emissions, more than double previous estimates, due to suppliers improving their emissions accounting.- Full Article

·       Timestamp 6:50 The new Treasury Board Standard on the Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Setting of Reduction Targets outlines that federal government procurements over $25M should incent suppliers to disclose their GHG emissions and set reduction targets. Full Article   

·       Timestamp 11:51 By combining this data, de Vries calculates that by 2027 the AI sector could consume between 85 to 134 terawatt hours each year. That's about the same as the annual energy demand of de Vries' home country, the Netherlands Full Article

·       Timestamp 19:55 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Full Article

Join us for the first AI4Canada podcast where Angela Mondou, President and CEO of TECHNATION Canada had an in-depth conversation with Ashok Krish who leads the AI.Cloud Advisory & Consulting function at Tata Consultancy Services. In this episode, they discuss how enterprises globally are adopting GenAI and the unique advantages Canadian businesses possess.

Episode Notes

• Time Stamp 5:10 - Canada’s leadership in AI – 1st countries to launch Pan Canadian AI Strategy; AI talent pool; lead in # patents Full Article
• Timestamp 5:38 - The recent AI technology revolution has taken the world by storm, including business. Our AI for Business Study explores how nearly 1,300 companies around the world are looking at the strategic implications of AI technologies and how they are responding to its transformative potential. Full Article
• Timestamp 8:31 – A bespoke Generative AI for the world’s leading financial firms, making the most complex financial research and analysis simple. We partner with elite financial services organizations to develop state-of-the-art, AI-powered solutions. And rather than provide off-the-shelf tools, we collaborate with our partners to build custom, proprietary software that solves their specific problems. Full Article
• Timestamp 9:49 - UN E-Government Survey - Canada was ranked 3rd in 2010 and 32nd in 2022. E-Government Development Index (EGDI) measures the readiness and capacity of a country's national institutions to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to deliver public services. A higher EGDI ranking indicates a stronger e-government development. Full Article