{"id":7006,"date":"2014-02-11T19:14:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T00:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=7006"},"modified":"2014-02-12T09:03:14","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T14:03:14","slug":"encouraging-signals-for-a-national-digital-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=7006","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging signals for a national digital strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are encouraging signs for the imminent release of Canada’s national digital strategy found in elements of the 2014 Budget<\/a> tabled today by the Government.<\/p>\n

Some may have thought that the digital strategy would be released either within or concurrent to the Budget. I didn’t subscribe to this view. Such a move would result in too little attention being given to the digital strategy, given the focus on so many other elements of the budget.<\/p>\n

Instead, it is possible – maybe even likely – that the Budget lays the groundwork for elements of a digital strategy that could be released during the coming fiscal year.<\/p>\n

As I wrote earlier this week<\/a>, the original consultation asked 24 questions under 6 broad headings<\/a>, perhaps creating the table of contents for what could guide activities under the responsibilities of 3 ministers (Industry; Heritage; and, Employment and Social Development):<\/p>\n