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Communities in Canada’s North often lag behind the South in terms of educational outcomes, but they are leaders in developing innovative ways to improve educational programming and delivery, according to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada‘s Centre for the North. Read the rest of this entry »

A recent Analyst Insight report from Aberdeen Group Vice President and Research Fellow Derek Brink outlines the benefits to organizations of classifying data in order to effectively protect it. The report, titled Does Your Enterprise Classify Its Data? analyzes over five years of data loss prevention (DLP) research by Aberdeen, and concludes that data classification is a capability that is consistently linked with the best performing organizations in the area of data loss prevention. Read the rest of this entry »

Research designed to understand the effect of text messaging on language found that texting has a negative impact on people’s linguistic ability to interpret and accept words. The study, conducted by Joan Lee for her master’s thesis in linguistics, revealed that those who texted more were less accepting of new words. On the other hand, those who read more traditional print media such as books, magazines, and newspapers were more accepting of the same words. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications has released the results of its Rogers Innovation Report that regularly explores Canadians’ habits and views on technology. The latest Report focuses on how technology users connect to family and friends and includes a survey that shows six-in-ten (58%) Canadians cannot imagine life without the modern conveniences of texting, email and social networking, while nearly four-in-ten (39%) feel that staying connected with loved ones is equally as important as eating and sleeping. Read the rest of this entry »

While Canadian educators believe that digital technologies can enrich students’ learning, there are still significant challenges to overcome in making this happen – with one of the main barriers being students’ lack of digital literacy skills. And school filters and policies that ban or restrict networked devices in the classroom take away the very opportunities young people need to develop digital literacy skills such as good judgment and responsible use. Read the rest of this entry »

Think cover letters are passé when applying for a position? Think again, a new OfficeTeam survey suggests. More than three in four (78 per cent) executives polled said cover letters are valuable when evaluating job candidates. In addition, nearly eight in 10 (79 per cent) respondents indicated it’s common to receive cover letters even when applicants submit resumes electronically. Read the rest of this entry »

According to a survey commissioned by Minigroup, a Calgary-based developer of web-based collaboration software, small- and mid-sized company employees agree that tools such as a centralized web portal for storing and accessing documents, consolidated group task lists and the ability to edit documents jointly will increase workplace productivity. The study also found differences in employee preferences and styles in how they interact and do their work, based on gender, age and business size. Read the rest of this entry »

Almost half of employed Canadians work from home at least occasionally, but their home offices may be impeding their productivity. New research from Ipsos Reid and Brother Canada reveals that one quarter (26%) of employed Canadians work from home at least once a week, with another quarter (23%) doing so on occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

The Haskayne School of Business and the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary are delighted to announce the new Centre for the Digital Economy (CDE@) sited at the University of Calgary’s downtown campus. Read the rest of this entry »

“There’s an app for that” may apply to more than four in ten Canadian businesses before the year is over, a new survey by Robert Half Technology shows. Thirty-one per cent of CIOs polled recently said their companies already offer a mobile application, while another 12 per cent said they plan to offer one in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »