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World Economic Forum’s Global IT Report: Where Canada Ranks

The World Economic Forum has published its Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011 that ranks countries on a wide range of information technologies metrics. The report describes itself as “the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the impact of ICT on the development process and the competitiveness of nations.” […]

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April 13, 2011 31 comments News

World Economic Forum Ranks Canada Ahead of US, Japan, UK on IP Protection

In recent years, several lobby groups (along with the U.S. government) have worked extremely hard to convince the Canadian public that Canadian intellectual property laws are substandard, leading to claims that investment in Canada is harmed because of our legal framework. Bill C-32 is obviously a response to that pressure, […]

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September 13, 2010 6 comments News

World Economic Forum Ranks Canada Ahead of U.S. on IP Protection

There is considerable discussion today about a new report from the World Economic Forum on "network readiness."  The U.S. ranks fourth worldwide, while Canada fares poorly overall, ranking 13th in the world (down from 11th last year).   Canada ranks toward the very top in a number of categories including personal […]

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April 9, 2008 8 comments News