Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

The Government of Alberta is committed to encouraging a more diverse base of economic activity and to boosting trade and investment within Alberta’s knowledge-based industries. Alberta’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector, with its origins in oil and gas related applications, now consists of world-class companies with expertise in diverse business areas, including:

  • bioinformatics
  • digital content
  • e-learning
  • global positioning systems
  • health management systems
  • nanotechnology
  • software development
  • systems integration
  • telecommunications
  • wireless communications

Reasons to Invest in Alberta’s ICT sector
Alberta has a large, sophisticated and growing ICT industry with an international reputation for innovation. The highly skilled workforce, advanced infrastructure, and exceptional centres of research create a rich environment for investors.

Alberta’s third largest value-added sector
Alberta’s robust ICT sector has enabled growth across all sectors of Alberta’s economy. The solid company base of Alberta’s ICT industry includes nearly 4,300 companies and 58,300 employees generating over $12.7 billion in annual revenues, making ICT Alberta’s third largest value-added sector.

For more information about Alberta’s ICT industry, see:

Related Information

Government of Alberta

  • Alberta Advanced Education and Technology (AET)
     
    AET is responsible for ensuring that Alberta’s high-quality learning environment, including an effective apprenticeship and industry training system, is affordable and accessible, and the source of a highly skilled workforce.

    Through leadership and strategic investments, AET also nurtures an innovation system consisting of world-class research capacity and technology commercialization support designed to accelerate growth and productivity in value-added sectors within four priority areas:
     
    • energy
    • information and communications technology
    • life sciences
    • nanotechnology

    For more information about AET, please contact:

    • Stan Torrie, Technology Development Officer, ICT Industries
       
  • Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations (IIR)
     
    IIR maintains a presence in key international regions through a network of international offices currently located in Asia, Europe and North America. The department markets Alberta’s ICT sector internationally for investment attraction and export penetration into international markets.

    For more information about IIR, please contact:
     
    • Heli Carswell, Senior Trade Director, Advanced Industries, Europe
    • Kelly Xu, Senior Trade Director, Advanced Industries, Asia
    • Carmen Killick, Trade Director, Advanced Industries, North America

Date Updated: Oct 10, 2008
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