DEC 2014
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business elite canada 137
By Ani Zheku
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echnology is the fastest growing industry in the world
today. In this new era of innovation, the knowledge
that comes from technological developments has
become vital. Associations like the Quebec Technology As-
sociation (AQT) help Information Communications and Tech-
nology (ICT) companies learn about new developments in
the tech industry, while at the same time provide various
growth and networking opportunities. More specifically, the
AQT gives members a competitive edge by supporting them
on four pillars: Strategy, Financing, Human Resources and
Commercialization needs.
"In the early ’90s, late ’80s, a group of CEOs felt the need
to get the word out. They decided to create an organiza-
tion whose mission would be to support commercialization
needs," explains AQT CEO Nicole Martel. "They taught those
100 to 200 companies at the time how to sell software. We
now represent over 600."
