MEDIA & EVENTS

Fellow storm survivors – cozy up with a mid winter CATA DownloadNorth

  CATAAlliance February 2020 On behalf of the CATAAlliance community, we extend our deepest condolences to those who lost family, friends and loved ones on flight 752. Among the 176 souls on board, 79 were affiliated with Canadian scientific and academic institutions. Together we mourn this immense loss of talent and potential; innovators, entrepreneurs and […]

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Report Released – How does your company compare?

Cybersecurity experts and government officials anticipated that retaliation from #Iran in lieu of the US altercations would take the form of #cyber attacks on the west, and an uptick of incidents was swift. In 2018, a massive data cyber-theft campaign, backed by the Iranian government, breached 320 universities globally, 42 of which were Canadian. The […]

SR&ED Update, February 2020

Thirty plus years of evidence based advocacy, seeking effective support for the growth of Canada’s high-tech industries. By Russ Roberts, PhD, Sr VP, Tax, Finance & Advocacy, CATAAlliance In my last conversation with the late John Reid last June, he was excited.  He saw that others were picking up CATA’s messages and amplifying on them as […]

CIRA’s Community Investment Program – over $1 million in funding for internet projects

  La version française suit. Over $1 million in funding for internet projects across Canada CIRA’s Community Investment Program provides grants for digital projects helping build a trusted internet for Canadians. CIRA is looking for projects for its four funding areas: internet infrastructure, digital literacy, cybersecurity and community leadership. This year, CIRA is especially looking […]

How Does Everyday Technology Give Nuclear Fusion the Engineering Edge

RS Components Explores Fusion Energy Research in Episode 3 of “The Engineering Edge” Podcast The world is full of interesting applications of everyday technology – and RS Components is sending Dr. Lucy Rogers, Ph.D. on a mission to find the engineering edge in sometimes little-known, but important, places. In episode 3 of the Engineering Edge […]

Diversity as a Strategic Advantage

CATA’s Suzanne Grant has leveraged inclusion & diversity as a strategic advantage in businesses she’s built in Canada, Australia and Qatar over the past 20 years. She recently shared insight at ICTC’s Women in the Digital Economy panel held at the Canadian Science and Technology Museum. “Let’s take the exception out of the exceptional. Women are exceptional […]

A little gift for you – the download on CATA’s Innovation Community

December ’19 issue –   From our CEO, Suzanne Grant In August this year, I was honoured to be appointed as the CATAAlliance CEO. I bring international and Canadian entrepreneurial experience, from technology to strategic and brand communications, and a lifetime of philanthropic leadership to the role. My deep respect and belief in the talent, […]

A moment of silence for John Reid

On November 5th, 2019 technology providers, law enforcement and intelligence experts, academe, and policy makers gathered at the Excellence in Prevention and Investigation of Cybercrime Summit for a moment of silence to remember the late John Reid, CATAAlliance CEO since 1987. Chief Scott Todd, North Bay Police Service, honoured John Reid at opening day of […]