Research Reports

The Canadian Digital Media Network wants to become the online destination for all things digital media in Canada. Private industry, non-profit organizations and government alike are compiling data, surveying the digital media landscape and synthesizing this data into easily understood, compelling and actionable insights into where Canada’s succeeding and where we need to pull up our collective socks. But the data resides in many different locations, and isn’t easily accessed.

We have created this research portal as a means of gathering all of the insights in these key areas in one centralized location.  In order to achieve the Moonshot goal, that anyone can do anything online in Canada by 2017, industry, government and academia need to collaborate and align to drive the commercialization of innovation that can help overcome the challenges in and exploit the opportunities available in five key areas. We’ve deemed these areas the “Moonshot 5″ and they are defined below.

  • Access to Capital

    Access to financial capital and investments required for technology and business growth.

  • Access to Talent

    Fostering the digital skills and talent required to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the global digital economy.

  • Connectivity

    Connectivity for Canadians of any financial status and geographic location.

  • Content

    Mobilizing Digital Content, from ensuring Canadian content is accessible to realizing commercialization opportunities created through content development or management

  • Productivity

    Productivity improvements through the adoption of digital media technologies and the infrastructure to support it.


Updates to come

Over time, the portal will become searchable, be categorized according to audience and continue to add new reports on a weekly basis. If there are particular subject areas you’d like to see covered, or statistics that will enable you to position your organization for success as we collectively work toward the Moonshot, please let us know in the comments below, or by emailing us at info@cdmn.ca and we’ll source the requested material, or perhaps commission the development of research in that subject area. Your feedback is important to us and collaboration essential if this initiative is to have an impact on Canada’s digital economy.

Tell Us What You Think!

  1. Sean Catania says:

    I cannot express enough how important ‘connectivity’ is for a country like Canada. Being that we are a developed nation and are fundamentally privileged, one of the few perennial issues definitely are the shortcomings that arise from lack of WiFi and internet access points distributed across the nation. However, as discussed at the 2012 Canada 3.0 Digital Forum, with the proliferation and overall awareness of the importance digital media, increasing successes in technology and the assistance by our governments, we are definitely heading in the right direction – the 2017 Moonshot goal is attainable.

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  • CWTA report

    CWTA Report: The Benefit of the Wireless Telecommunications Industry to the Canadian Economy, 2012/13

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    Over the past three decades, wireless communications has grown to become an integral part of Canadians’ everyday lives. Today, more than 90% of the population (aged 15 and over) uses a mobile phone, and millions of Canadians now use smartphones and wireless tablets to shop, study and stay in close touch with family friends. At [...]

  • ICTC CMI

    ICTC Report: Canada’s Mobile Imperative: Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Drive Growth

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    In this study, we explore the benefits and costs of mobile technologies adoption at the enterprise and macro-economic levels; adoption and use of mobile technologies by employees; challenges to greater enterprise mobility adoption; specific costs associated with adopting, maintaining and upgrading mobile technologies; and, recommendations for enterprises and policy-makers to capitalize on opportunities and minimize [...]

  • Industry Canada DTIU 2012

    Industry Canada Report: Digital Technology and Internet Use, 2012

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    Canadian enterprises sold almost $122 billion of goods and services over the Internet in 2012. This total was just over double the value of online sales in 2007, the last time a similar survey was conducted. Three sectors, manufacturing, wholesale trade and retail trade, accounted for more than 61% of the total value of sales. Overall, 11% of Canadian enterprises [...]

  • Sandvine GIP 2013

    Sandvine Report: Global Internet Phenomena for 1st Half 2013

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Content.

    The Global Internet Phenomena Report: 1H 2013 shines a light on fixed and mobile data networks around the world, identifying facts, fads, and the future trends that will shape the Internet’s future. Within this report, we present a mix of high-level observations, regional-focused analysis, deep-dives into specific subjects, and educational tidbits. Communications service providers (CSPs) [...]

  • Ericsson consumer internet report

    Industry Canada Report: SME Research and Statistics for Q4 2012

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    This year-end issue of the Venture Capital Monitor covers venture capital (VC) activity from January 2012 to December 2012.

  • Ericsson consumer internet report

    Ericsson Report: Unlocking Consumer Value: Identifying the needs of today’s smartphone and mobile internet users

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    This report identifies six target groups who all use mobile internet in different ways and prioritize different services. These groups have been defined based on the results of qualitative fieldwork in Sweden, US, UK and Italy. Each group places a unique emphasis on specific areas of the mobile internet experience. In-depth interviews were conducted to [...]

  • KPCB report

    KPCB Report: Internet Trends for 2013

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Content.
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    Réseau canadien des médias numériques: Rapport Canada 3.0 2013

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    CDMN Canada 3.0 2013  : Courtiser le monde Non seulement les médias numériques permettent aux Canadiens de faire tout ce qu’ils souhaitent en ligne, mais ils créent également pour nos motivateurs et nos entrepreneurs amplement d’occasions d’habiliter le reste du monde à en faire de même. En 2009, le Réseau canadien des médias numériques a [...]

  • DEEP-Centre-Employment-Innovation-Growth-April-2013

    DEEP Centre Report: Employment, Innovation and Growth: Analyzing the Health of Canada’s Economic Ecosystem

    Research Topics: Productivity.

    Where does economic and employment growth in a modern economy come from? How do firm size, age and industry influence overall economic performance? And how does Canada fare on measures of international competitiveness? In tackling these questions, this DEEP Centre report on Canadian competitiveness provides stakeholders with a nuanced understanding of the key drivers of [...]

  • deep centre SME report

    DEEP Centre Report: Driving Canadian Growth and Innovation: Five Challenges Holding Back Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Canada

    Research Topics: Access to Capital and Access to Talent.

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are commonly portrayed as the backbone of the Canadian economy and heralded for their contributions to growth and prosperity. Such praise is neither surprising nor entirely undeserved. Collectively, one million SMEs account for over 99 percent of all enterprises in Canada and nearly 70 percent of private sector payrolls; yet, [...]

  • CD Howe uni research

    C.D. Howe Institute Report: From Curiosity to Wealth Creation: How University Research Can Boost Economic Growth

    Research Topics: Productivity.

    Technological and scientific research are crucial to long-term economic growth. Canadians are three times as rich today as 50 years ago thanks to new products and processes. The source of technological innovation is research and development (R&D), most of which takes place in the private sector of the economy. University research, however, is the source [...]

  • PWC outlook

    PwC Report: Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2013-2017

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Content.

    PwC’s 14th annual Global entertainment and media outlook is now available, providing comprehensive consumer and advertising spend data to 2017. The Outlook is accessed online by thousands of executives across the media, technology, communications, retail and financial services sectors, and by some of the largest advertisers in the world. Outlook is a consistent, comprehensive online [...]

  • Ericsson Mobility Report

    Ericsson Mobility Report: On the Pulse of the Networked Society

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    Ericsson has performed in-depth data traffic measurements in mobile networks from the world’s largest installed base of live networks. These measurements have been collected from all regions of the world since the early days of mobile broadband. The aim of this report is to share analysis based on these measurements, internal forecasts and other relevant [...]

  • Wavefront Foreign Equity

    Wavefront Report: Impacts of Foreign Equity Investment in Canadian Firms

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    Industry Canada recently engaged Wavefront to undertake a study to identify and evaluate benefits and detriments of foreign equity investment in new and small Canadian firms, particularly focusing on innovative technology start-up enterprises. There is a need to better comprehend the challenges that Canadian entrepreneurs face in obtaining financing, their motivations in seeking foreign equity [...]

  • Spiceworks

    SpiceWorks Report: State of SMB IT 1H 2013

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    According to our most recent survey, many SMBs have seen their budgets increase in the last six months, leading to ramped up spending on end-user devices and cloud services. Four key survey findings: Budgets & Spending: IT budgets have seen a dramatic boost in all but the largest SMBs. The average annual IT budget is [...]

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 2013 Report

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    Digital media is not only enabling Canadians to do anything online, it is also creating ample opportunity for our innovators and entrepreneurs to empower the world toward the same goal. In 2009, the Canadian Digital Media Network hosted its first Canada 3.0 conference in Stratford, Ontario. From this gathering of digital media leaders came one [...]

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    McKinsey Global Institute Report: Disruptive Technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    The relentless parade of new technologies is unfolding on many fronts. Almost every advance is billed as a breakthrough, and the list of “next big things” grows ever longer. Not every emerging technology will alter the business or social landscape—but some truly do have the potential to disrupt the status quo, alter the way people [...]

  • STIC Rpeort

    Science, Technology, and Innovation Council report: 2012 State of the Nation: Aspiring to Global Leadership

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Productivity.

    The Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC) has been mandated by the Government of Canada to produce a biennial report tracking, assessing and internationally benchmarking this country’s science, technology and innovation (STI) performance. In this third report, State of the Nation 2012—Canada’s Science, Technology and Innovation System: Aspiring to Global Leadership, we track where Canada [...]

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    Accenture Report: Turbulence for the CMO: Charting a path for the seamless customer experience

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    Turbulence is the new normal for chief marketing officers (CMOs). In the face of increasing complexity in the markets and customers they serve, CMOs are struggling to keep pace with competing business demands, proliferating channels and partners, and a disconnect between the talent they have and the capabilities they need. But that doesn’t mean senior [...]

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    Canada’s Productivity Imperative: Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Drive Growth

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is pleased to present this Canada’s Productivity Imperative: Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Drive Growth report. It demonstrates the emergence and adoption of mobile technologies, and the opportunities those have created for incremental efficiency and productivity gains, cost reduction, and revenue generation in all sectors of the Canadian economy. [...]

  • PwC emerging tech companies

    PwC Report on emerging Canadian technology companies: The CEO perspective

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    “Now in its 10th year, PwC’s 2013 report on Emerging Canadian technology companies: A CEO perspective, takes a deep dive to outline the challenges and opportunities facing Canada’s emerging technology sector, as identified by its top decision-makers―the CEOs. Survey respondents include a national cross section of emerging technology companies from pre-revenue to $25 million in [...]

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    Media Technology Monitor Report: Social Networking

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    Summary of this report from Techvibes One in three Canadians check their social media feeds daily, accrording to a recent report from the Media Technology Monitor. More than two thirds of Canadians who use the internet are regular social media users, the report says, up six percent from 2011. And nearly two thirds of social [...]

  • PrivacyinAgeofBigData

    Parliament of Canada report: Privacy and Social Media in the Age of Big Data

    Research Topics: Content and Productivity.

    In 2012, “The House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (“the Committee”) agreed to undertake a study on the efforts and the measures taken by social media companies to protect the personal information of Canadians, and to report the Committee’s findings back to the House of Commons.” The report contains [...]

  • Q42012VCMonitor

    Industry Canada report: Q4 2012 Venture Capital Monitor

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    “Canadian VC investment activity remained at a steady state in 2012, almost matching the dollar value invested in 2011 while demonstrating marginal growth in the number of innovative company financings. Just under $1.47 billion was invested into the market over the year, a small 3 percent decline from the $1.51 billion invested during 2011. Similarly, [...]

  • PhoenixReport

    THE PHOENIX REPORT Canadian Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital 2013

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    To understand Canada’s innovation crisis we need to move beyond the numbers. Most VC studies over the past decade have drawn conclusions based on capital supply numbers without further analysis of the core cause. In order for a country to be a leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, three fundamental requirements must occur. There must be [...]

  • NextBigBang

    Music Canada report: The Next Big Bang

    Research Topics: Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    “This report, commissioned by Music Canada, explores new strategies to support the ongoing growth and contributions of the commercial music industry in Canada. The music industry employs thousands of Canadians, including many young workers. They operate in a highly creative and dynamic field that has undergone massive changes with the shift to digital technologies and [...]

  • Sage SMB mobile report

    Sage Report: Canadian SMB Survey on Mobile Devices

    Research Topics: Productivity.

    Sage North America recently polled 476 small and midsized businesses in Canada for its Sage SMB Survey on Mobile Devices. The resultant report “showed that Canadian business owners find the use of mobile technology to have a positive effect on their company’s productivity. Eighty-three per cent of respondents said that mobile technology has had a [...]

  • RHT

    Robert Half Technology report: Q2 2013 IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report

    Research Topics: Access to Talent.

    “Seven per cent of Canadian chief information officers (CIOs) surveyed recently plan to expand their IT teams in the second quarter of 2013, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. In addition, 74 per cent of CIOs said they will not be adding positions but will fill IT positions [...]

  • BSA Global Cloud Computing scorecard

    The Software Alliance report: 2013 BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    “Canada is a world leader in ICT adoption and innovation and has played a leading role in the development of international standards. It has a strong commitment to free trade and interoperability. Canada also has very strong privacy and e-commerce laws, although no modern cybercrime laws are in place. In 2012 Canada finally passed new copyright [...]

  • EYGlobalM&Aupdate

    Ernst & Young report: Global technology M&A update

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    “Despite flatlining global technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume year over year in 2012, Canadian volume was up 21% according to Ernst & Young’s Global technology M&A update. “Canada’s deal volume was very heavily weighted towards Q2 in 2012, during which time 84% of transaction volume for the year was recorded as the result of [...]

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    comScore report: the 2013 Canada Digital Future in Focus

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    “comScore presents the 2013 Canada Digital Future in Focus, its annual report on how the prevailing trends in web usage, online video, digital advertising, mobile, social media and e-commerce are defining the current Canadian marketplace and what these trends mean for the year ahead. Key insights from the 2013 Canada Digital Future in Focus (#FutureinFocus) report [...]

  • OkanaganValleyTourReport

    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Okanagan Valley

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Productivity.

    The so-called “sunshine tax,” higher cost of living due to the climate benefits of the Okanagan Valley, in stark contrast to the lower salaries offered, creates difficulty in attracting top talent Entrepreneurs and employees in the region work hard and play hard, with equal focus on business success and personal fulfillment Anchor companies like Vineyard [...]

  • MtM 2013

    Media Technology Monitor report: Media Technology Adoption Fall 2012

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Content.

    “This report is a summary of penetration trends of many technologies measured by the MTM. The report covers audio and video technologies delivered over traditional, Internet and mobile platforms. The technologies are presented in relation to the different stages of technology adoption, starting with the Emerging stage and ending with the Decline stage.”

  • IC report

    Industry Canada report: Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing—Data analysis, first half 2012

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    “The Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing is the result of a commitment by the Government of Canada to improve the availability of information about financing of businesses in Canada. Data are collected from 120 major suppliers of financing, including domestic banks and credit unions and Caisses populaires, representing over 90 percent of all [...]

  • ConferenceBoard financing report

    Conference Board of Canada report: Financing Innovation by Established Businesses in Canada

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    “This report is one of a series of Centre for Business Innovation (CBI) reports that consider business innovation finance. It is concerned primarily with innovation finance by established businesses, from the distinct perspectives of investors and innovative businesses. A later report will consider the special problems of business start-up financing. Innovative firms usually cite finance [...]

  • CBInsightsTechM&As2012

    CBInsights report: 2012 Tech M&A Activity Report – Private Company Acquisitions

    Research Topics: Access to Capital and Access to Talent.

    This excerpt of the report highlights Canada’s activity in tech mergers and acquisitions for 2012. The full report is available to CBInsights subscribers. “The UK led international markets with the most private tech company acquisitions in 2012 followed by Canada which has a lot of momentum as of late on both the financing and exit [...]

  • PwCinternetofthings

    PwC report: Internet of Things: Evolving transactions into relationships

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    “This issue of the Technology Forecast examines the impact of Internet of Things trends on businesses and the IT organization. It analyzes how businesses now have the ability to continue the relationship with customers after the sales transaction by helping them achieve the goals for which they buy the products.” Issues explored include: Using technology [...]

  • CIRA Factbook 2013

    Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Factbook 2013

    Research Topics: Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    “We are very pleased to present our second annual .CA Factbook, a compendium of facts and figures on the global Internet and .CA’s place therein. This is the second year that we release this report as a public resource for Canadians. As the registry for the .CA top-level domain, we manage a key resource on behalf of [...]

  • TakingOntarioMobile

    OCAD U report: Taking Ontario Mobile

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    “Taking Ontario Mobile examines the benefits of mobile technologies for Ontarians as they work, learn, play, shop, seek care and interact with others. The report considers the disruptive nature of technologies and provides guidance and support for implementing mobile solutions, in order to enhance services for Ontarians as well as to improve their access to [...]

  • DeloitteTMT2013

    Deloitte report: Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions 2013

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    “Our top 10 Canadian predictions for 2013: Over 90% of user-generated passwords will be vulnerable in seconds – what authentication practices could your organization adopt? More than 99% of North American TV subscribers will continue to subscribe – what group of customers should TV operators pay focus on and how? Two of the top three [...]

  • BeyondtheBanks

    PROFIT guide special report: Beyond the Banks

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    “Banks are an important source of capital for SMEs. But they’re far from the only place where you can secure the funds you need to run and grow your business. These days, there are more alternatives to bank financing than ever before. Angel financing has become much more widely available thanks to the proliferation of [...]

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Toronto

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    The final 2012 stop on the CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour took place November 21, 2012 at the MaRS Discovery Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Twenty-seven influential stakeholders in Toronto’s digital media sector took part in a half-day, invite-only facilitated workshop centred around our Moonshot-5 categories, but the core issues that fuelled discussion were the need [...]

  • IDCCanada BigData

    IDC Canada survey: Big Data in Canada: Challenging Complacency for Competitive Advantage

    Research Topics: Content and Productivity.

    According to an IDC Canada press release on the survey,”Canadian businesses are at risk of falling behind international competitors in the era of Big Data. A recent survey conducted by IDC Canada and commissioned by SAS, has found Canadian that while 96 per cent of Canadian companies say the ability to process and act on [...]

  • FastTracktotheFuture

    2012 IBM Tech Trends study: Fast Track to the Future

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Content.

    “This year, we delved deeper into four technologies that dominated last year’s results: mobile, analytics, cloud and social business. To fuel our research, IBM developerWorks teamed with the IBM Center for Applied Insights to analyze survey responses from more than 1,200 professionals who make technology decisions for their organizations – IT managers, business professionals and [...]

  • ICTC Q32012

    Information and Communications Technology Council report: Quarterly Monitor of the Digital Economy Q3 2012

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, and Productivity.

    At a Glance: • ICT output declines marginally in the third quarter of 2012. • Real GDP contribution by the ICT sector in 2012 Q3: $62.1 billion • Contribution to Canadian ICT GDP in 2012 Q3: ON $29.5 billion; QC $13.9 billion; BC $6.9 billion; AB $6.2 billion; MB $1.2 billion; NS $1.2 billion; SK [...]

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    Canadian Chamber of Commerce report: Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, and Productivity.

    “The first challenge to improving Canada’s global competitiveness is identifying the key areas of weakness. Over the past year, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has worked with its vast network of members, both large corporations and small businesses, to identify the barriers that hinder our ability to compete. Those consultations with our members, third party [...]

  • BillC11

    Government of Canada – Copyright Modernization Act

    Research Topics: Content.

    According to Matthew Estabrooks at Gowlings, “On November 7, 2012, the Governor General in Council proclaimed into force the majority of the Copyright Modernization Act, which was given Royal Assent June 29. This new Act brings significant changes to Canada’s copyright laws, such as an expansion of the fair dealing exception, the updating of copyright [...]

  • Sandvine

    Sandvine report: Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H – 2012

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    “Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what’s happening on data networks around the world? Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report caters to that curiosity, shining a light on fixed and mobile data networks around the world, identifying facts, fads and future trends that will drive the evolution of network traffic and shape the future of the [...]

  • CanadasTopR&D

    Re$earch InfoSource report: Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    “Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders posted a surprising 6.1% increase in their combined spending on research and development in Fiscal 2011. This counters a severe -9.4% decline in R&D spending last year and breaks a 5-year string of R&D declines. Revenues improved even more strongly than R&D among the 92 companies that provided revenue [...]

  • ICTCReportOct2012

    Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) report: Employment, Investment, and Revenue in the Canadian App Economy

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Content, and Productivity.

    The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) just released a new report on Canada’s app economy as reported on CBC National and Globe and Mail. In the first study of its kind, ICTC has painted a preliminary picture of the apps economy in Canada. Its findings indicate that hundreds of millions in revenue are flowing [...]

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    Canada Media Fund report: 2011-2012 Annual Report

    Research Topics: Content.

    The Canada Media Fund, or CMF, “champion the creation and promotion of successful, innovative Canadian content and software applications for current and emerging digital platforms through financial support and industry research. The CMF provided $358 million to Canadian television and digital media projects in 2011-2012, a six percent increase, from the previous fiscal year. This [...]

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    Gartner report: Big Data Drives Rapid Changes in Infrastructure and $232 Billion in IT Spending Through 2016

    Research Topics: Content and Productivity.

    “Big data will drive $28 billion of worldwide IT spending in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2013, big data is forecast to drive $34 billion of IT spending. Most of the current spending is used in adapting traditional solutions to the big data demands — machine data, social data, widely varied data, unpredictable velocity, and [...]

  • StateofSTinCanada

    Council of Canadian Academies report: The State of Science and Technology in Canada, 2012

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, and Productivity.

    A detailed understanding of the state of Canadian science and technology (S&T) is fundamental to decision-making related to S&T and innovation, and increasingly important in the rapidly evolving global S&T environment. The Government of Canada, through the Minister of Industry, requested the Council of Canadian Academies (the Council) to undertake an assessment of science and technology in Canada in order to answer the following question: What is the current state of science and technology in Canada?

  • DeloitteTechnologyandTV

    Deloitte report: Technology and TV

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Content.

    This report, prepared for the attendees of the IBC Leaders’ Summit 2012, has as a major theme, the impact of technology on the television sector. [Deloitte] analyse five of the current major dynamics being debated in the industry: the advance of connected TV; tech companies’ investments in TV; the symbiotic relationship between tech and TV; whether television is dead, and if not, why not; new content economics.

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    Deloitte report: The Future of Productivity in Canada 2012

    Research Topics: Access to Capital and Productivity.

    “Declining productivity is the most significant threat to Canada’s standard of living. Over the last decades, the Canadian rate of productivity growth has lagged that of the United States and other advanced countries. Consider these facts: – Productivity growth in Canadian manufacturing averaged 0.88% between 2000 and 2008, well below the 3.3% rate of growth [...]

  • CIBCStartups

    CIBC report: Start-ups – Present and Future In Focus

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Connectivity.

    Increased connectivity will both allow and require small businesses to be more responsive to their customers’ particular needs. The development and design of new customized products will give small firms an advantage and, at the same time, put pressure on them to produce customized products with greater speed than ever before. Small businesses must diversify to a greater extent to maximize their ability to respond rapidly to new demands for products and services.

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    Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report: Science, Technology and Industry Outlook

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    The STI Outlook reviews the key policy trends and performance of OECD countries and major emerging economies in a number of areas related to science and innovation based on the latest information and indicators. The policy and country profiles in the 2012 edition highlight the expected contributions of science, technology and innovation to a sustainable and lasting recovery from the economic crisis.

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    Macdonald-Laurier Institute Report: Public Policy to Encourage Innovation and Productivity

    Research Topics: Productivity.

    The purpose of this briefing is to identify and discuss government’s role in encouraging innovation. While there are several issues that are particularly relevant to Canada, most of the discussion is applicable to other governments. This paper defines innovation as the introduction and utilization of new knowledge in new products as well as new organizational [...]

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    PricewaterhouseCoopers report: 2012 Business Insights Survey

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, and Productivity.

    For the eighth year, PwC have gathered the opinions of successful Canadian private companies to find out their concerns, top-of-mind business issues and how they are thriving in today’s economy. 81% of total respondents are planning on growth and expansion over the next 12 months. With the grey cloud of the economy lingering, there seems [...]

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    Montreal Economic Institute economic note: Is the Canadian Wireless Sector Competitive?

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    According to this economic note issued by the Montreal Economic Institute, “Wireless services in Canada are competitive both in terms of prices and in terms of the technology available to consumers. The networks have been extensively developed in recent years and the downloading of data by wireless devices has grown tremendously. Penetration rates for broadband wireless service are increasing rapidly. With the launch of high performance devices by players like Apple, Google and a few others, Canadians will continue to exert pressure on providers in order to be able to make use of the latest technologies.”

  • AlphaExchange

    Alpha Exchange report: Enabling Canada’s Technology Future

    Research Topics: Access to Capital and Access to Talent.

    Through a review of academic research and interviews with 22 thought leaders in the Canadian technology sector, Alpha Exchange has scored Canada’s technology ecosystem on six functional characteristics: technical expertise, public support, regulation, finance expertise, management expertise and funding.

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    The School of Public Policy research paper: 2012 Annual Global Tax Competitiveness Ranking

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    Since 2000, Canada has been remarkably successful in building a more competitive
    corporate tax system, principally by lowering tax rates and broadening the tax base. Canada’s
    marginal effective tax rate (METR) is now the lowest, and hence the most tax-competitive
    among the G-7, the 20th most tax-competitive in the 34-member OECD, and 57th among the
    90 countries surveyed in this paper. The result has been greater investment and improved
    economic growth despite recessionary pressures.

  • ICTCQ22012

    Information and Communications Technology Council report: 2012 Second Quarterly Monitor of the Digital Economy

    Research Topics: Access to Talent.

    The total employment in the core digital economy occupations were 716,000 in the second quarter of 2012. Of them, 373,000 (52%) were employed in the ICT sector and the remaining 343,000 (48%) were employed in the remaining sectors of the economy.

    In addition, a further 291,000 workers were employed by the ICT sector in various technical, non-technical, management, and support occupations. Thus, the total number of workers directly employed by the digital economy – inclusive of core occupations throughout the overall Canadian economy and all other occupations in the ICT sector – reached 1,007,000 in 2012 Q2, an increase of 17,000 (+2%) quarter-over-quarter and of 35,000 (+4%) year-over-year.

  • NordicityCrowdfunding

    Nordicity report: Crowdfunding in a Canadian Context

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    The Canada Media Fund (CMF) commissioned Nordicity to conduct a study on the topic of crowdfunding in Canada with a mandate to provide both an overview of the global crowdfunding phenomenon as related to the creative content industries and also a domestic environmental scan to determine what the demand for crowdfunding might be among content creators, how they might best leverage this type of funding and how it
    might fit into the broader structural environment for the creative content industries in Canada.

  • OCTIE study

    OCTIE study: Leaders to Startup Funding Success

    Research Topics: Access to Capital and Access to Talent.

    The OCTIE released a study, Leaders to Startup Funding Success, in which they seek to address Canada’s low rank in areas of open innovation and collaboration. They analyzed the flow of information and other resources throughout the community while observing relationships between the network structure and funding performance in order to recommend ways of improving [...]

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    Business Monitor International report: Canada Information Technology Report

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Productivity.

    This report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Canada’s information technology industry. Specifically, it includes a market overview, developments within the industry, and a review the competitive landscape while also taking a look at computer sales, software, and services. The report is an overall review of progress of and predictions for Canada’s IT sector.

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    Canadian Council of Chief Executives report: Strengthening education and research connectivity between Canada and Asia: Innovative models for engagement

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, and Content.

    “Education, innovation and knowledge are key drivers in the world economy. Led by China and India, the emerging economies of Asia have placed a premium on investing in higher education and on building academic and research links around the globe. Canada must do the same, embracing an international education strategy that recognizes the importance of [...]

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Winnipeg

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    In June 2012, CDMN hosted its Canada 3.0 National Tour event which was hosted by CDMN node TRLabs, an ICT innovation leader in Western Canada, with regional promotion supported by Information Communications Technology Association of Manitoba (ICTAM), in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During a half-day of digital media strategy workshops, CDMN learned that increasing collaboration, fostering digital talent, managing security [...]

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    Gowlings report: Winning in a Changing World

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    Canada’s position in the global economy is slipping and a strategy for attracting foreign investment and driving global business is essential to Canada’s success long term in light of emerging markets globally. According to Gowlings, lead sponsor on the report, “Canada is uniquely placed to capture new trade and investment opportunities in emerging economies, much [...]

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    Lemay-Yates Associates Inc. report: c-Ahead: WiFi Usage and Trends in Canada

    Research Topics: Connectivity.

    To provide insight into WiFi usage and the adoption of wireless devices, Lemay-Yates Associates Inc. surveyed 2,000 respondents in IIQ 2011 and 3,000 in IIQ 2012 to facilitate year-over-year comparisons and to understand key trends while analyzing the usage of WiFi and of different wireless devices, including smartphones, e-readers and Tablets, across the country by [...]

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 2012 Report

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    The CDMN Canada 3.0 2012 Report outlines clear, actionable recommendations to answer Edita national call-to-action across the key themes addressed by the Moonshot 5 categories. In addition, it includes a status report against the top priorities outlined in the report from the previous year. Canada 3.0 is about fostering essential dialogue about digital media in Canada, encouraging [...]

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    IBM study: Leading Through Connections

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Connectivity.

    IBM’s study, Leading Through Connections, examines how business leaders are responding to the new connected economy. The sudden convergence of the digital, social and mobile spheres have changed the ways customers, employees and partners connect to organizations and to each other. Consequently, these new developments and changes have forced such organizations to digitize and adapt [...]

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    PwC’s 2012 Report on emerging Canadian software companies: the CEO perspective

    Research Topics: Access to Talent.

    While the digital media industry is booming with startups, a survey of CEOs at those companies reveals that they are having some difficulties accessing talent. In particular, the biggest challenge facing Canadian tech CEOs is finding and keeping employees with the right digital skills with 26 percent of the CEOs surveyed stating that talent management [...]

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    The McKinsey Global survey: Minding Your Digital Business

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Productivity.

    The McKinsey Global survey, Minding Your Digital Business, revealed that most C-level executives are expecting new digital technologies to transform their businesses, but also that many believe that their companies are far from prepared in developing capabilities and meeting challenges. Though these executives do cite the three key trends in digital business— big data and [...]

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    Spiceworks report: State of SMB IT 1H 2012

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, and Connectivity.

    In the last six months, SMBs continue to show their strength. Budgets and technology adoption are all on the rise, but at a slower rate than the previous six months. Mobile moves into the forefront as tablets gain ground and IT pros struggle to find the right approach for managing employee owned devices.

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    KPMG study: Competitive Alternatives

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    A study done by KPMG has found that Canada is the most effective country among the 14 countries examined to run a business in the digital sector. Offering the lowest effective corporate tax rates for digital operations, Canada is 7% ahead in cost competitiveness of the second placed Britain. Canada offers a friendly business environment [...]

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    Stratford Institute report: The Stratford Report 2012

    Research Topics: Content.

    Released at Canada 3.0 2012, The Stratford Report calls for the creation of a national cultural policy roadmap designed to nurture creativity and innovation in the knowledge economy.  The report issues a challenge to the cultural community to lead the digital society, through the use of social media tools, to engage all parts of society [...]

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    comScore report: 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus

    Research Topics: Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    Canada Digital Future in Focus is comScore’s annual report on the prevailing trends in general web usage and demographics, social media, online video, digital advertising, mobile and search that are defining the current Canadian marketplace and insights into what these trends mean for the year ahead. [...]

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Calgary

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    In February 2012, delegates at the Calgary workshops emphasized the need to foster greater innovation in Canada, assist startups to secure deals via large corporation procurement, provide better broadband infrastructure, and improve access to early stage venture capital.

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Vancouver

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    In February 2012, a half-day of digital media strategy workshops in Vancouver focused on securing more affordable access to infrastructure, addressing digital talent shortages, identifying future opportunities and matching funding sources.

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Ottawa

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    At the Northern Canada digital media strategy workshop that took place February 1, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, delegates emphasized the need to overcome constraints specific to our Northern broadband infrastructure, develop stronger bandwidth capabilities, facilitate e-commerce and e-readiness, and support digital strategies for Northern health care.  

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    Strategies for Successful Information Technology Adoption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

    Research Topics: Access to Talent and Productivity.

    Strategies for Successful Information Technology Adoption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, a study published in the Information Journal, explores Information Technology (IT) adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). IT adoption and utility takes different forms based on the size of the business and so the research in this study aims to provide a better [...]

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Niagara-on-the-Lake

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    At workshops that took place on January 26, 2012 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, delegates emphasized the need for a consolidated national digital strategy, an improvement in the way that SMEs collaborate and connect via a regional and national network, and a desire to educate regional businesses on how to use social media effectively.

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    Deloitte report: TMT Predictions 2012

    Research Topics: Connectivity and Content.

    A study done by Deloitte that outlines the top ten predictions in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) has found that throughout 2012, Canadians will continue to go mobile and adapt newer technologies. The ten predictions are as follows: billions and billions: big data becomes a big deal, NFC and mobile devices: payments and much more, all [...]

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    The Boston Consulting Group report: The Internet Economy in the G-20

    Research Topics: Productivity.

    Canada’s projected Internet economy growth rate is lagging significantly behind those of other developed nations in the G20, according to a study done by BCG. Those other nations are growing at an average rate of 8.1 percent through 2016 whereas Canada trails behind at only 7.4 percent. In order to catch up to other economies, [...]

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    The National Angel Capital Organization’s (NACO) study: Investment Activity by Canadian Angel Groups: 2011 Report

    Research Topics: Access to Capital.

    The National Angel Capital Organization’s (NACO) study, Investment Activity by Canadian Angel Groups: 2011 Report, examines the activity levels of the visible Canadian Angel community in 2011 as well as highlights trends emerging from the growing data. The report also includes an initial analysis of the mode of exit and the returns generated by Angel-backed companies.

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    CDMN Canada 3.0 National Tour Report for Fredericton

    Research Topics: Access to Capital, Access to Talent, Connectivity, Content, and Productivity.

    In November 2011, a half-day long digital media strategy workshop in Fredericton focused on how to grow the appreciation and understanding of the ICT and digital media sector in New Brunswick – as it relates to building a national digital strategy. Delegates also discussed ways to close the significant productivity gap between New Brunswick and [...]