PULSE July 6, 2015: Bell brings 1G to Toronto; Ten-fold increase in global broadband plans

I-CANADA Newsletter

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Created with Soundous Al-Sammarai, i-CANADA Director of Social Media

Infrastructure

Bell brings 1G to Toronto
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1561929/bell-gigabit-fibe-bringing-the-fastest-internet-to-toronto-residents-with-a-billion-dollar-network-investment-creation-of-2-400-direct-jobs

Study: ten-fold increase in national broadband plans; fibre is the choice
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/publication/mdpgehu/

i-CANADA Governors Council Meets Treasury Board Minister: Importance
of Broadband to Smaller Communities
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bs1elyogmo6u01x/I%20CANADA%20Governors
%20Council%20Meets%20Treasury%20Board%20Minister%20Jun%2021%
2015.docx?dl=0

Indian PM: 3 Smart City mega-projects in Rejuvenation, Transformation, Housing
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/pm-narendra-modi-launches-smart-cities-mission-says-centre-committed-to-urban-india/articleshow/47811630.cms

Thought Leadership

Socialism generates as much innovation as U.S.-style capitalism

http://www.voxeu.org/article/nordic-innovation-cuddly-capitalism-really
-less-innovative?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
Vox%20Newsletter%20All&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign

Inspired by 1970s Manitoba, Dutch city tests guaranteed income
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.3132277/inspired-by-1970s-manitoba-dutch-city-tests-guaranteed-income-1.3134611

Study: Global Safe City market to grow to $226-billion in five years

http://homelandsecurityresearch.com/2015/06/Global-Safe-City-Industry-Technologies-Market-2015-2020/

Alberta Mayors back guaranteed annual income

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/06/05/alberta-mayors-stick
-back-guaranteed-minimum-income.html?utm_source=Sailthru
&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Vox%20Newsletter%20All&utm
_campaign=New%20Campaign

Signs of the (tech) times: Facebook now worth more than Walmart

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/23/facebook-walmart-stock-market_n_7649922.html?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Ryerson, Prims: Canadians ready to embrace Internet of Things
http://primus.ca/index.php/ont_en/news-and-events/canada-poised-to-lead-design-and-adoption-of-next-generation-of-internet

Human-Robt interaction: Haptics market to reach $29-billion by 2022; 25% CAGR

https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/2613126-6017762757955375108

Perception v.s. social reality: home-grown terrorists more dangerous than jihadis

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/us/tally-of-attacks-in-us-challenges-perceptions-of-top-terror-threat.html?_r=1&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Security stand-off market surges after wave of suicide attacks

http://homelandsecurityresearch.com/2015/06/Standoff-IED-Person-Borne-and-Vehicle-Borne-Explosives-and-Weapon-Detection-Technologies-and-Global-Market-2015-2020

New Schneider Electric President Joins i-CANADA Governors Council

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dsyzuh9vm8px0b8/i%20CANADA%20
Governors%20Council%20New%20Schneider%20Electric%20Canada
%20President%20Jun%2023%2015.docx?dl=0

Workstyles: the downside of working from home
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/the-unspoken-loneliness-of-working-from-home/

The digital shift and the new economic system
http://www.cloudcomputinginfo.ca/insight/the-world-after-internet-robert-hart-on-the-digital-shift-and-the-new-economic-system

Rich people are jerks and they are in control
http://www.vox.com/2015/6/16/8790357/rich-people-jerks

Advantage for Canada?: World running out of water
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/16/new-nasa-studies-show-how-the-world-is-running-out-of-water/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Big data finds "suburbanization of poverty"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-technology-that-could-revolutionize-the-war-on-hunger/2015/06/16/056d9d52-1114-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Rising citizen expectations help drive safe cities market to $226-billion, 150 sub-sectors
http://homelandsecurityresearch.com/2015/06/Global-Safe-City-Industry-Technologies-Market-2015-2020/

Populations outpace infrastructure, deliver surplus: ancient cities functioned much the same as today's cities
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150220142611.htm

Fantasy accounting: are high-tech companies financing their own sales?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/business/high-tech-fantasy-accounting.html?ref=business&_r=0

Chinese hackers gain personal information from U.S. agencies
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/business/high-tech-fantasy-accounting.html?ref=business&_r=0

Social media engagement: Coke Zero sets new standards
http://www.adpulp.com/you-can-rest-now-om-has-integrated-marketing-for-the-digital-age-all-figured-out/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

18 million may be affected by hack - can Government keep information secure?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/opm-hack-18-milliion/index.html?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Internet built as "patch and pray" without security - wisdom 17 years old
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/06/22/net-of-insecurity-part-3/?hpid=z1&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

India's Smart City push a game-changer for Schneider Electric
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/smart-city-pushgame-changer-for-co-schneider-electric_1642761.html

Invest in Ottawa technology - Terry Matthews
http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2015-06-25/article-4194622/Theres-a-revolution-going-on%2C-says-Terry-Matthews-of-tech-industry/1

Toronto-based self-publisher takes on the world - and Amazon
http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/1279927/toronto-based-fan-fiction-app-wattpad-taking-on-the-world-and-amazon/

Great infographic on start-up culture and how some companies succeed
http://imgur.com/gallery/TH6aF

Cities are the future of climate change
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-bloomberg/paris-climate-talks-bloomberg_b_7683246.html?utm_hp_ref=whats-working&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Michael Bloomberg: why cities will be vital players in Paris meeting
http://www.joomag.com/magazine/huffington-magazine-issue-156/0032240001435759534/p6?short&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Ancient Indian city of Ajmar awaits transformation into Smart City
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/05/india-ajmer-modernise-smart-cities

Smart Community Applications and Uses

Facebook can ID you even if it can't see your face
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/23/facebook-face-recognition_n_7645162.html?cps=gravity_2442_8325431860310144824

Transportation: Samsung's see-through truck
http://www.globetoday.com/samsung-makes-big-trucks-that-show-the-road
-ahead-so-drivers-can-pass-with-caution/?utm_content=
buffer70048&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com
&utm_campaign=buffer

Visualization of data: Microsoft hololens creates Minecraft town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgakdcEzVwg&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Smart Transportation: Toyota's hydrogen car goes on sale in London
http://www.businesscar.co.uk/news/2015/toyota-targets-london-for-hydrogen-fleet-sales

Amazon tests 30-minute drone delivery in B.C. secret location: Canadian skies friendly
http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/1327090/amazon-tests-drone-delivery-at-secret-b-c-location/

Google maps brings you inside Canadian landmark places
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/05/google-maps-brings-you-inside-toronto-landmarks

Everyone in the world now has a simple three-word address
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/system-gives-every-3-3-meter-square-address-wins-innovation-grand-prix-165599

A Canadian's Lucky Iron Fish is a product design winner - saving lives
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2015/06/29/lucky_iron_fish_project_to
_prevent_anemia_in_cambodia_wins_cannes_lions.html?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_conten
t=55929d2204d3016dea000001&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_
source=twitter&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Data analytics helps with fraud detection as cybercrime reaches all-time high
http://www.mydigitalfc.com/knowledge/data-analytics-tools-help-detect-fraud-158

Poor service, not Uber, to blame for falling taxi use - taxi driver
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/07/05/blame-taxi-union-for-taxi-woes-says-ottawa-cabbie