Canada's digital strategy needs "coherent and holistic approach"

TORONTO – A unified vision of Canada's digital future is crucial in the development of a national digital strategy, says a discussion paper issued by consulting firm Nordicity. Towards a National Digital Strategy, released Thursday, calls on policymakers to shift their perception “to a more constructive, collaborative and holistic one”. Otherwise, it predicts, “solutions will continue to be piecemeal, and decisions will continue to be reactive and narrowly defined”. “Canada can ill-afford to languish on its aging digital laurels”, said Nordicity senior partner Peter Lyman, in an announcement. “We have the opportunity to draw upon suggestions already made in other jurisdictions and...