The Short Report: July 24, 2024

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July 24, 2024

Ottawa releases $900-million Green Buildings Strategy, tech leaders say federal capital gains tax changes will significantly harm sector, the Dais profiles Canada’s public and private tech workforces, Yoshua Bengio on the critical need for safety in AI development, prioritizing high-speed internet for Indigenous and northern communities, and more.



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Organizations: Accelerator Centre, Acel Power, Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario, Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, Alberta Enterprise Corporation, Alliance of Canadian Building Officials’ Associations, Amplitude Ventures, Applications MD, Artificial Agency, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Auditor General of Canada, BC Parks Foundation, Bloom Canadian Alter Ego Trust 2020, Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc., Canada Growth Fund, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canadian Home Builders Association, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canadian Space Agency, Carbon Engineering, Ceragen, CIBC, City of Prince George, City of Vancouver, Clio, Cohere, Community Forests International, Council of Canadian Innovators, Deep Breathe Inc., Department of Foreign Affairs, Digital Commerce Payments, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, ECOGENE-21, EcoTrust Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Eta Energy Solutions, Ethica Channel Enablement, European Parliament, Finance Canada, First Nations Energy & Mining Society, Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, Government of Northwest Territories, Government of Ontario, Health Canada, Innovation Saskatchewan, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Insightly, Institute for Research on Public Policy, International American University, International Council on Clean Transportation, J. D. Power, Jasper Commerce Inc., Jasper Interactive Studios Inc., Juno Technologies, Kativik Regional Government, Kawartha Land Trust, Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Manitoba Habitat Conservancy, Markham District Energy, McGill University, MEDTEQ+, Microsoft, Mila - Quebec AI Institute, Momentum Health, Myomar Molecular, Natural Resources Canada, Nature Trust of British Columbia, NorthStar Earth & Space, Noventa Energy Partners Inc., NURA Medical, Occidental Petroleum, Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, Ontario Centre for Innovation, Pacific Economic Development Canada, PASSIVE HOUSE CANADA, PathFactory, Planned, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Privy Office, RainStick Shower, ReliON, Royal Roads University, Shopify, Shoppers Drug Mart, Small Housing BC Society, Social Development Canada, Société de financement et d’accompagnement en performance énergétique Canada, Space Industry Association of Australia, Sustainable Buildings Canada, the Dais, the International Council on Clean Transportation, Toronto Metropolitan University, Transport Canada, Truvian Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Uberflip, Unbounce, Université de Montréal, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Guelph, University of Niagara Falls Canada, University of Regina, University of Waterloo, Xatoms, and Zero Emissions Innovation Centre
People: Benjamin Bergen, Beth Michelson, Dev Ganesan, Dr. Arthur Situm, Dr. Christopher Carlsten, Dr. David G. Hammond, Dr. Garth Huber, Dr. Gojko Vuljanic, Dr. Omar Ramahi, Dr. Pamela Ohashi, Frédéric Lalonde, Heather Tobin, Ira Cohen, John Moffet, Kevin Scott, Kristen Walters, Lisa Vitaris, Maria MacNamara, Mark Schaan, Nadia Lachman, Parisa Ariya, Priti Singh, Ruth Casselman, Sandra McCardell, Stan and Marge Owerko, Steve Orilola, Susan Bagley Bloom, Tony Florence, Ursula von der Leyen, Vanessa Lloyd, and Yoshua Bengio
Topics: addressing the digital divide, advancing climate action in the health sector, AI-powered behaviour engine for gamers, Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, battery-powered outboard boat engines, Bloom Canadian Alter Ego Trust 2020, Canada Community-Building Fund, Canada Green Buildings Strategy, Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program, Canada Greener Homes Loan, Canada Growth Fund carbon contract for difference, Canada's private and nonprofit tech workforces, Canada's tech workers and their compensation, content analytics and personalization, cost of expanded electricity grids for EVs, cost of public charging infrastructure for EVs, CRTC investment in bringing high-speed internet to Nunavik, CRTC's Broadband Fund, CSA's Health & Life Sciences Data and Sample Mining or Research Models, decarbonizing Canada's marine sector, Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative projects, demand for digital skills in Canada's nonprofit sector, devices for conducting on-the-spot blood tests, digital payment solutions, direct air capture technology, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure, ensuring AI that benefits humanity, environmental monitoring and research in N.W.T., EV charging needs in provinces, existential risk of advanced AI systems, federal funding for energy efficiency in commercial buildings, federal Green Shipping Corridor Program, federal investments in Markham District Energy, federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program, funding for nuclear energy research, HealthADAPT program, HeatADAPT program, high-speed internet for Indigenous and Northern communities, horticultural research, human spaceflight risks, impact of federal changes to capital gains tax on tech sector, improving remote medicine, innovation in AI, integrating AI into training programs, legal technology software, meeting EV charging demand in Canada, monitoring potentially hostile activity in space, natural climate solutions, Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program, Onatario's Life Sciences Innovation Fund, online booking platform for business events and travel, Ontario health care technologies, Ontario-led research and innovation projects, Ontario's life sciences sector, Orbit Health program, Owerko Centre, problems with EV chargers, projects funded by Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund, projects under Canada Green Buildings Strategy, providing enterprise-grade internet access, regional hydrogen hub for Central and Northern B.C., regulating artificial intelligence, research in neurodevelopment and child mental health, research on threats to lung health, salary inequities in Canada's tech workforce, soil microbes to boost fruit and vegetable production, Startup Fest in Montreal, Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, technology to detect nanoplastics in water, telemedicine and autonomous health care technologies, the need for safety in AI development, using AI to build large language models, VC support for Alberta health and life science startups, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, water conservation technology for showers, water-purification technology, website landing page creation and optimization software, and wireless technology to detect bone fractures

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