presentation for abc technologies june 2012
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Questions to consider...
• Is Alberta’s economy diversified?
• Why bother?
• Diversity by export market?
• Can diversity be “created”?
• Do we need to move up value-add?
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Why diversify?
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Diversify for diversity’s sake?
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FEDERAL
Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE) – 1969
Department of Regional Industrial Expansion (DRIE)
1987
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WEDC)
• Federal Economic Development Northern Ontario (FEDNOR)
ALBERTA
- programs for direct ownership of industry (1970s and 1980s)
- Proposals for an Industrial and Science Strategy for Alberta 1985 to
1990
- The Alberta Advantage in the 2000s
- ???
Can Government Policy Induce Diversity?
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Moving up the Value Chain
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Summary: Chasing the Holy Grail?
1. worth it, but not easy
2. Alberta more diversified
within its energy resources
3. gov’t efforts have been
underwhelming
4. non-market sectors and
design-oriented industries
offer promise