On The Hill: Digital economy strategy still MIA, Industry committee hears

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - While it may be a stretch to suggest that Canada’s glaring lack of a digital economy strategy is directly damaging our economy, witnesses to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology this week noted that there are places reaping significant benefits from just such a plan, albeit on a regional basis. Catherine Middleton, a professor at Ryerson University and the Ted Rogers School of Management, pointed to the success of Chattanooga, Tenn., as an example that Canada and Canadian cities should strive to achieve. There, the municipal utility has built out a Gigabit per second broadband network,...