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Alexandra Cutean

Senior Director of Research & Policy

Alexandra Cutean

ICTC is a national centre of expertise, with over 25 years of experience delivering evidence-based research, practical policy advice, and innovative capacity building solutions for the Canadian digital economy. Part of an ongoing study into the increasing permeation of technology across traditional industries in Canada, ICTC will release the second in a series of transformative technologies this fall. This report will focus on AI, highlighting Canadian strengths and opportunities in the area, AI applications across various sectors, and AI-driven labour augmentation that will drive the need for new skills and competencies across a variety of occupations. This report will be released in December 2019.

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Ryan Mclaughlin

Senior Economist & Research Analyst

Ryan Mclaughlin

At ICTC, Ryan works on analysing labour market information, statistical and econometric analysis, as well as economic forecasting. Ryan has contributed to forthcoming ICTC reports on topics such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. He previously contributed to ICTC’s reports on 5G mobile technology, as well as papers focused on forecasting the digital economy within the provinces and across Canada. In collaboration with colleagues Rosina Hamoni and Alexandra Cutean, Ryan is currently working on a paper on 5G mobile technology which will analyse use-cases across industries and assess investment-attraction potential. Watch for this forthcoming paper, to be available in early 2020.

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