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Angela Mondou, President and CEO speaking at the Canadian
Reception, part of TECHNATION annual Hill Day. (During Hill Day,
Ministers and their ministerial staff, Members of Parliament and their
legislative teams and senior leadership across key departments will
meet with TECHNATION Hill Day delegates and a select group of
TECHNATION members for a one-of-a kind networking event)
in government and in business. If we can do that, To assist in this hefty endeavour, the Association
obviously our members benefit as the innovators leverages three sizable boards – a National
selling the technology, but our country benefits. Board of Directors, an Ontario Board of Directors
Right now, the World Economic Forum has Canada and a Health Board of Directors. Each board has
in 34th place in the world as a technology adopter. representation from some of the largest tech
It’s not good for the economy or the nation’s companies in the world, including Microsoft,
prosperity. We have lost a lot of ground as a leader Google and Telus as well as smaller, homegrown
in global technology.” Canadian technology companies. Per Mondou,
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