{"id":1272,"date":"2006-09-18T06:40:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-18T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2006-09-18T06:40:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-18T06:40:00","slug":"telecommunications-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=1272","title":{"rendered":"Telecommunications innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telecomhall.ca\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" alt=\"Telecom Hall of Fame\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telecomhall.ca\/awards\/2006\/images\/centre-banner.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>As a member of the Nominations Committee, I was pleased to see Canada&#8217;s Telecom Hall of Fame release its list of Laureates for 2006. This year&#8217;s award dinner will honour 6 individuals who made significant contributions to the telecommunications industry in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>A special award will recognize Nortel&#8217;s Digital World initiative from the 1970&#8217;s &#8211; a program that gave Canada a two-year head-start in digital switching technology and revolutionized telecommunications around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>The individual Laureates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward S. &#8220;Ted&#8221; Rogers (CEO, Rogers Communications Inc.),<\/li>\n<li>Edward S. Rogers, Sr. (Communications Inventor),<\/li>\n<li>Donald L. Hings (Inventor of the Walkie Talkie),<\/li>\n<li>Leila Wightman (Rural Telephone Pioneer),<\/li>\n<li>Francis Dagger (Public Ownership Advocate for the Prairies), and<\/li>\n<li>Ernest E. &#8220;Ernie&#8221; Saunders (Bell Canada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many more worthy individuals and institutions that have been considered and continue to be considered for recognition in the future.<\/p>\n<p>An objective of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telecomhall.ca\">Telecom Hall of Fame<\/a> is <\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);\"><p><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">to foster a greater national awareness and appreciation among all Canadians of the outstanding global reputation our country enjoys as a historic leader and innovator in the field of telecommunications.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to think that among the educational benefits of the Telecom Hall of Fame is to inspire youth to contribute to Canada&#8217;s future leadership and innovation in the field.<\/p>\n<p>We need to ensure that the Telecom Hall of Fame isn&#8217;t a museum that simply celebrates the greatness of the past.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few weeks, I&#8217;m participating in a number of meetings that promise to examine policies to accelerate Canada&#8217;s telecommunications leadership in the future. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:78%;\">Technorati Tags:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Telecom+Hall+of+Fame\" rel=\"tag\">Telecom Hall of Fame<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Mark+Goldberg\" rel=\"tag\">Mark Goldberg<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a member of the Nominations Committee, I was pleased to see Canada&#8217;s Telecom Hall of Fame release its list of Laureates for 2006. This year&#8217;s award dinner will honour 6 individuals who made significant contributions to the telecommunications industry in Canada. 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