Alberta’s innovation minister wants province to be a “dominant player” in Canadian tech
Alberta’s minister of innovation wants to make the province’s tech sector a dominant player in the Canadian innovation arena, and he believes the ecosystem has the chops to make that happen.
“We want to become a dominant player in the whole innovation space in Canada.”
In an interview with BetaKit, Doug Schweitzer, Alberta’s minister of jobs, economy, and innovation, spoke about how the province’s tech sector has matured in recent years. His comments follow a report recently released by Alberta Enterprise Corporation, which found that the Alberta tech ecosystem is showing signs of momentum.
Number of Alberta tech companies has more than doubled since 2018
The Alberta Enterprise Corporation released its Alberta Technology Deal Flow Study for 2021 on Thursday, showing the province is now home to more than 3,000 companies in that sector.
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Alberta s minister of jobs, economy and innovation, Doug Schweitzer, says Alberta s tech sector is maturing. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
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