An analysis of Winnipeg's information and computer technology industry within a community economic development framework

The objective of this research is to analyze the extent to which the information and computer technology (ICT) industry in Winnipeg contributes to or detracts from the objectives of a particular economic theory of the whole community—namely, community economic development (CED). This was achieved by...

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Main Author: Friesen, Melodie
Other Authors: Hudson, Ian (Economics)
Language:en_US
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/170
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-MWU.1993-1702014-03-29T03:40:56Z An analysis of Winnipeg's information and computer technology industry within a community economic development framework Friesen, Melodie Hudson, Ian (Economics) Troutt, Betsy (Economics) Silver, Jim (Politics) community economic development Winnipeg The objective of this research is to analyze the extent to which the information and computer technology (ICT) industry in Winnipeg contributes to or detracts from the objectives of a particular economic theory of the whole community—namely, community economic development (CED). This was achieved by developing a CED framework for analysis, conducting a survey of ICT businesses in Winnipeg to gather the required data, and using the collected survey data to complete the analysis. The results of the analysis indicate that the ICT industry is contributing significantly more to some of the objectives of CED than it does to others. 2005-09-06T19:36:04Z 2005-09-06T19:36:04Z 2005-09-06T19:36:04Z Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/1993/170 en_US
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Winnipeg
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An analysis of Winnipeg's information and computer technology industry within a community economic development framework
description The objective of this research is to analyze the extent to which the information and computer technology (ICT) industry in Winnipeg contributes to or detracts from the objectives of a particular economic theory of the whole community—namely, community economic development (CED). This was achieved by developing a CED framework for analysis, conducting a survey of ICT businesses in Winnipeg to gather the required data, and using the collected survey data to complete the analysis. The results of the analysis indicate that the ICT industry is contributing significantly more to some of the objectives of CED than it does to others.
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title An analysis of Winnipeg's information and computer technology industry within a community economic development framework
title_short An analysis of Winnipeg's information and computer technology industry within a community economic development framework
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