David Crane

Toronto’s “smart city” ambitions are taking big steps forward in bringing tech companies into the loop. City officials, starting with Toronto Mayor John Tory,...

STRATFORD – We are in Mayor Don Mathieson’s office to talk about how this community of 32,000 people will play a key role in...

The critical issue for Canada is to raise its innovation potential which, among other things, means getting out in front. If we are playing catch-up, as the budget implies, then we will not be a leading innovation nation, no matter how often Finance Minister Bill Morneau says we will be.

Canada is underinvesting if it wants to build on its past achievements and make Canada a global centre for AI research and investment.

David Crane discusses the way the pending federal budget could improve Canada's economic prospects by focusing on ICT spending.

The Trudeau government's Smart Cities Challenge is a good first step, but Canada should learn from examples in the U.S. and the U.K. about where to go from here.