by Chris Massot | Jul 7, 2016 | Analysis, Entrepreneur, Technology
In 2015, governments globally spent 15.7% of all global IT dollars, and yet GovTech represents an under-served market in terms of innovation. When it comes to cost and capability, the gap between technology available and the services delivered has widened to the...
by Chris Massot | Jun 28, 2016 | Analysis, Financing, Investment, Technology, Trends
In reflecting on the first half of 2016, we see some positive signs amidst the turmoil. Over the long-term, the economy appears to becoming less responsive to volatile commodity prices such as oil. This is a great thing for global innovation as it reduces global...
by Chris Massot | Jun 9, 2016 | Analysis, Technology
In 2012 the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry consumed 4.6% of worldwide energy and their energy usage was growing more than 2.5 times faster than global energy consumption as a whole. The explosion of computing devices, servers and networking...
by Chris Massot | Jun 3, 2016 | Analysis, Financing, Technology
Earlier this week, Alacrity had the pleasure of hosting Pat White from L-Spark in Ottawa. L-Spark, an Alacrity Partner, is a leading Ontario Technology Incubator & Accelerator, focused on Enterprise SaaS. While discussing L-Spark’s companies, and the...
by Chris Massot | Jun 1, 2016 | Analysis, Technology
The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) was recently signed into law by President Obama. The Act is an update and extension to the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, adding civil action as a remedy process for the misappropriation of a trade secret “related to a...
by Chris Massot | May 20, 2016 | Analysis, Entrepreneur, Innovation, Technology
Vancouver has a strong entrepreneurship ecosystem, and Vancouver’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is especially strong when it comes to sustainable technology or “CleanTech”. Punching well above its weight in its contribution to CleanTech in Canada, the data clearly...
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