Digital Shovels - Building InfrastructureThe Digital Shovels session brings leading industry representatives, policy makers and academics together to examine Canada's infrastructure priorities and draft the roadmap for the future. Discussion will address the role of the industry, government and diverse communities in stimulating investment, digital literacy and innovation.
Co-Chairs:
Helen McDonald, Industry Canada: Assistant Deputy Minister
Peter Bruce, Deputy CIO, Government of Canada
Ron McKerlie, Deputy Minister of Ontario Ministry of Government
Services
| Day One: Monday, June 8, 2009 | |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Registration and continental breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Welcoming Remarks David Johnston, President University of Waterloo Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Introduction to Canada 3.0 - Tom Jenkins and forum co-chairs |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Digital Rights: Beware the Under Toad - Gary Maavara, Vice President, Corus Entertainment and Jerry Brown, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Lunch and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Introduction: Achievements and Challenges |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | What Does The Future Look Like? – Forecasting Infrastructure Demands Roberta J. Fox, Industry Analyst, FOX GROUP Technology Lisa de Wilde, Chief Executive Officer, TVO Shelagh Maloney, Executive Director, Canada Health Infoway Phil Baker, President/Chief Executive Officer, Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario Ron Walker, Canadiana.org |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Break and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | How Do We Get There? – Role of Industry Mike Lee, Rogers John Maduri, Chief Executive Officer, Barrett XPLORE Jean-Clement Drolet, Bell Canada |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | How Do We Get There? – Role of Government |
| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Transportation to Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre |
| 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Welcoming Remarks by Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson; Honourable John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation; and Antoni Cimolino, Director, Stratford Shakespeare Festival |
| Followed by cocktail reception and backstage tours | |
| Day Two: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Opening Remarks and Day 1 Review - Ken Coates, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo |
| 8:45 am - 9:45 am | Keynote Address - Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | The Honourable John Wilkinson, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | How Do We Get There? - Driving Innovation and Productivity from Infrastructure |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Roundtable Sessions: How Do We Get There? (continues in pm) Planning Partnerships: Sharing the Facts: Building a Broadband Atlas - Mapping Infrastructure availability: Data Mash-ups for social and economic development Capacity Targets: Technology solutions; Speed and coverage targets; Roles of government and private sector in setting the targets Future Demands: Rural and Urban demand and priorities |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp |
| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Roundtable Sessions: How Do We Get There? (continued) Policy Framework - Open Standards & Interoperability, the role of government in encouraging them Future Demands: Technology adoption and usage trends - Citizens, Businesses, Broader Public Sector Organizations Deriving Value from Infrastructure Investments: Communities Sustainable, Intelligent communities Deriving Value from Infrastructure Investments - Government: e-government, access and digital literacy for marginalized populations Deriving Value from Infrastructure Investments: Economies of the Future: Sustainability; Access and digital literacy for marginalized populations |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Break and Digital Media Showcase & Bootcamp |
| 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm | Closing Plenary |
| 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks and Next Steps |