Abinsi has compiled the following Internet links as a community service for our existing and potential customers. The links reflect our areas of interest in busines development, advances in health informatics, and the importance of effective project delivery. If you come across a broken link or have a site to suggest, please email us at WebFeedback@abinsi.ca. Thanks.
General Interest
| http://www.ted.com |
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
Our mission: Spreading ideas. We believe passionately in the power of
ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're
building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and
inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a
community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.
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Business & Management Resources
| http://www.conferenceboard.ca |
Conference Board of Canada - CBOC
The Conference Board of Canada is the foremost independent,
not-for-profit applied research organization in Canada. We help build
leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing
insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational
performance. We forge relationships and deliver knowledge through our
learning events, networks, research products, and customized
information services. |
| http://www.cata.ca |
Canadian Advanced Technology Association
Canada's most influential and entrepreneurial technology alliance, in
contact with 15,000 high tech executives in Canada and abroad. |
| http://www.cips.ca |
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
CIPS represents more than 8,000 Information Technology professionals
across Canada. CIPS serves as the voice and champion of the Canadian IT
profession. |
| http://www.itac.ca |
Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)
ITAC is the voice of the Canadian information technology industry.
Together with its partner organizations across the country, the
association represents 1,300 companies in the computing and
telecommunications hardware, software, services, and electronic content
sectors.
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| http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca |
National Research Council (NRC)
The National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program
(NRC-IRAP) is Canada's premier innovation assistance program for small
and medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs). It is a vital component
of the NRC, a cornerstone in Canada's innovation system, regarded
world-wide as one of the best programs of its kind. |
| http://www.ctn.nrc.ca |
Canadian Technology Network
Links federal and provincial government labs and agencies,
universities, community colleges, industry associations, technology
centres and economic development agencies. Together these organizations
provide innovative Canadian companies with advice and information about
how to meet technology and related business challenges. |
| http://www.cbsc.org/ |
Canada Business Service Centres
The Canada Business Service Centres (CBSCs) are your gateway to
government information for business. The CBSCs provide a wide range of
information on government services, programs and regulations and are
there to answer your questions about starting a new business or
improving an existing one. |
| http://www.entreworld.org/ |
Kaufman Foundation's EntreWorld.org
The Kauffman Foundation is working to further understand the phenomenon
of entrepreneurship, to advance entrepreneurship education and training
efforts, to promote entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and to better
facilitate the commercialization of new technologies by entrepreneurs
and others which have great promise for improving the economic welfare
of our nation. |
| http://www.canarie.ca |
CANARIE
A non-profit, industry-led and managed consortium that was created as
an innovative way for the federal government, the research community
and the private sector to collaborate in stimulating the development of
the information highway in Canada. |
| http://www.CIO.com |
CIO.com
Serving chief information officers and other IT leaders, CIO.com, CIO
magazine, CIO Executive Programs, CIO Custom Solutions Group and the
CIO Executive Council are produced by CXO Media, an award-winning
business unit of International Data Group. CXO Media also produces
sister publications CSO magazine and CSOonline.com, for chief security
officers and other security executives |
| http://www.strategis.gc.ca |
Industry Canada (Business Services Section)
"Canada's Business and Consumer Site", Strategis provides information
valuable to business operating in Canada. It provides access to support
services, market research, economic analysis, patent registration, and
more... |
| http://www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca |
Innovation in Canada
In its quest to achieve excellence, the Government of Canada is moving
to build on the investments already made in research and innovation, to
make essential research and technological expertise available to firms
of all sizes, and to facilitate access to venture capital financing.
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| http://www.InfoPort.ca |
INFOPORT.ca is the popular internet gateway to sector information,
industry directories and event calendars specific to Alberta’s
technology community. Together with its associated business education
programs, the website is a portal to a range of technology communities
including Information Technology, Wireless and Telecom, Geomatics, Life
Sciences, Engineering Technology, Digital Media, Service and Call
Centres, Electronics, Advanced Materials and Aerospace. |
| http://www.edmonton.com/eedc |
Edmonton Economic Development Corp
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), wholly owned by the
City of Edmonton, is strategically focused on Edmonton's economic
future. Guided by a volunteer, 15-person Board of Directors comprised
of Edmonton business leaders, EEDC is responsible for regional economic
development, regional tourism marketing, management of the Shaw
Conference Centre and management of Edmonton Research Park. |
| www.DigitalSolutionsAlliance.com |
The Digital Solutions Alliance
The Digital Solutions Alliance (DSA) is an industry led support group
that works to collaboratively identify and develop innovative products
and services that support its member organizations. The DSA is
supported by the Alberta ICT Council and the Edmonton Economic
Development Corporation. Abinsi Solutions Group is a member of the DSA
and actively contributes in sponsoring activities. |
| http://www.dealgenerator.com/ |
Alberta Deal Generator
Alberta Deal Generator is the most effective mechanism to connect great
business ideas with the financial support needed to make both the
investors and the entrepreneurs winners in the global marketplace.
Quite simply, ADG exists to help make deals happen.
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| http://www.stage-gate.com |
Stage Gate (Knowledge Page)
Stage-Gate Inc. helps companies achieve growth through successful
product innovation. Our access to the best practices, databases and
research of internationally recognized thought leaders, Dr. Robert G.
Cooper and Dr. Scott J. Edgett, enables us to create high quality
products and services designed to achieve substantial business impact. |
| http://www.pdma.org |
The Product Development and Management Association
The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is the
premier global advocate for product development and management
professionals. Our mission is to improve the effectiveness of
individuals and organizations in product development and management.
This is accomplished by providing resources for professional
development, information, collaboration and promotion of new product
development and management. |
| http://www.communitech.ca/ |
Communitech
Communitech is a industry-led organization driving the growth and
success of Waterloo Region´s technology sector through leadership,
connections and promotion. Our 450+ members include big names in the
global technology industry, like Research In Motion, Open Text and COM
DEV. But equally as important are our start-up enterprises and growing
firms, and the investors, service firms, educational institutions and
governments that boldly support their growth
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| http://www.ocri.ca/ |
The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation
The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) is Ottawa's
leading member-based economic development corporation for fostering the
advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based
institutions and industries. OCRI delivers its economic development
services through a unique partnership with the City of Ottawa, where
the City and OCRI, through its members set the strategy and manage the
programs that move Ottawa’s economy forward.
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| http://www.merx.com |
MERXS - MERKS
MERX is Canada's official, public-sector electronic tendering service.
MERX has leveled the playing field so that businesses of any size can
have easy, affordable access to billions of dollars in contracting
opportunities with the federal government and participating provincial
and municipal governments. |
| http://www.bidscanada.com |
bidsCanada.com
bidsCanada.com helps you sell to the Canadian public sector by
providing free automatic e-mail notification and search capabilities of
the most recent business opportunities including Tenders, Requests for
Proposal, Requests for Quotation and other contracts.
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Health Sector Resources
| http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca |
Canada Health Infoway - Infoway
Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit corporation created by the
federal, provincial and territorial governments, moving aggressively to
establish the foundation for interoperable EHR solutions, with a goal
of having the main components in place within five to seven years. |
| http://www.cihi.ca/ |
Canadian Instite for Health Information (CIHI)
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent,
pan-Canadian, not-for-profit organization working to improve the health
of Canadians and the health care system by providing quality, reliable
and timely health information. |
| http://www.hl7.ca/ |
HL7 Canada
MessageStandards includes a listing of message standards bodies and
organizations that either establish, promote or support message
standards and message content. |
| http://www.coachorg.com |
COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association - COACH
COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association is an organization of
more than 750 health executives, physicians, nurses, and allied health
professionals, researchers, educators, information technology managers
and vendors. |
| iCARE Home Page |
iCARE
The Integrated Centre for Care Advancement through Research (iCARE) is
a joint venture between Capital Health and the University of Alberta.
iCARE creates a leading health outcomes research centre that improves
health-care delivery, health policy and the health of Albertans. |
| http://www.albertanetcare.ca |
Alberta Netcare
Alberta Netcare is the single name for all projects and activities
related to Alberta's Electronic Health Record. With all the activity
taking place around Alberta relating to the electronic health record,
it became important to ensure we don't cause confusion among health
care providers as to how the different initiatives relate to one
another. |
| http://www.thinksmart.ca |
Smart Systems for Health (SSHA)
SSHA was created to provide a secure, integrated, province-wide IT
infrastructure allowing instant electronic communication among
Ontario's healthcare providers. SSHA will connect doctors' offices,
hospitals, labs, public health offices, community care centres and
pharmacies to improve the way personal health information is shared in
Ontario. |
http://www.ihe-canada.com/
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Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - IHE Canada
IHE Canada is an open, not for profit organization that promotes and
facilitates the adoption of IT standards among Canada's healthcare
community. |
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Canadian Health Information Management Association - CHIMA
CHIMA has 3000 certified members nationwide. CHRA members provide
leadership and expertise regarding health record/information systems
and management, patient access to health information, confidentiality,
record security, record retention, data quality, analysis and
utilization.
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| http://www.cst-sct.org |
Canadian Society of Telehealth - CST-SCT
The vision of The Canadian Society of Telehealth is to be the nation's
leader in the promotion of Telehealth and an advocate for its
integration into the healthcare system to improve the health of all
Canadians. |
| http://www.chitta.ca |
CHITTA - Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association
The mission of CHITTA is to strengthen the competitiveness of Canada’s
Healthcare Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry
through cooperative efforts among and between members and through
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Project Management Resources
| http://www.pmi.org |
Project Management Institute (PMI)
The Project Management Institute (PMI), with more than 150,000 members
in over 150 countries, is the world’s foremost advocate for the project
management profession. A vital and forward-thinking organization, PMI
is comprised of 236 chartered chapters, 34 new potential chapters, 33
Specific Interests Groups (SIGs) and two colleges. PMI sets industry
standards, conducts research and provides education, certification and
professional exchange opportunities designed to strengthen and further
establish the profession. PMI advances the careers of practitioners,
while enhancing overall business and government performance, through
documentation of return on investment. |
| http://www.gantthead.com/ |
Gantthead
Gantthead's mission is simple: To make IT project managers more
successful. Gantthead is the experience bridge that fills in the gaps -
providing help to project managers in a number of ways. It is a
community, your community, for IT project managers.
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