TY - JOUR T1 - Learning from Early Adopters of Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Review of Supply Chain Case Studies JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2021 A1 - Sevda Dede A1 - Mesut Can Köseoğlu A1 - H. Funda Yercan KW - blockchain KW - digitalization KW - distributed ledger technology KW - supply chain KW - systematic review AB - Blockchain technology is widely seen as a promising technology for global supply chains, though early adoption of the technology is both costly and risky. Along with many other discouraging factors, large investments required to enter or develop a blockchain raise barriers to entry. Concerns about potential benefits, on the other hand, have led to companies questioning whether it is worth it. Consequently, many players in the global arena are still preferring to wait by observing current practices before making investments, while trying to figure out what the technology might bring them. Hence, the main purpose of this paper is to research various implementations of blockchain technology in supply chains, in order to learn from its early adopters. For this purpose, we chose case studies as the research method, which we used in a systematic way. We focused on multiple relevant case studies from previous research concerning the use of blockchain technology in supply chain practices. Through a systematic analysis of case studies, the study paper aims at bringing forward different views, approaches and results about blockchain adoption, as a way to show the pros and cons of adopting the technology under certain circumstances. The previous research was obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection. This paper contributes to the literature by showcasing the use of blockchain in supply chains via multiple cases to learn from early blockchain adopters in supply chain practices. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 11 UR - timreview.ca/article/1447 IS - 6 U1 - Istanbul University Sevda Dede is a PhD candidate at Istanbul University and is working on her dissertation on the orchestration of digital innovation in business ecosystems. She holds BA and MA degrees in Logistics Management, both from Izmir University of Economics. She began her career as a research assistant in 2009 and worked as a professional in business development and supply chain management departments until 2016. She is currently a full-time lecturer at Piri Reis University, in her fourth year of teaching experience. In her research, she mainly focuses on digital innovation in supply chains and business ecosystems from a managerial point of view. U2 - Piri Reis University M. Can Köseoğlu graduated from Piri Reis University of Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering in 2016 and obtained his MSc degree in Maritime Transportation Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, while also working towards his second MSc degree in Industrial Engineering in Galatasaray University. Currently he is working as a research assistant in Piri Reis University Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering Department. His studies focus on green ports, ship routing optimization and smart technologies in maritime transportation. U3 - Piri Reis University Funda Yercan, a Professor of International Shipping and Logistics Management since 2005, holds a PhD in International Shipping, Transportation and Logistics from the University of Plymouth in the UK. She has been in professional life and academia more than 30 years, teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, conducting research, publishing papers in international journals indexed in SSCI and SCI, presenting papers at international conferences in a number of countries, and serving as an administrator. She was also a Visiting Professor at Maine Maritime Academy-MMA in the USA, founding Dean of the Maritime Faculty at Kyrenia American University in Northern Cyprus and is currently the Dean of the Maritime Faculty at Piri Reis University in Istanbul, Turkey. Her studies focus on international shipping, maritime logistics, supply chains, and smart technologies. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - AI-Driven Digital Platform Innovation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2020 A1 - Sergey A. Yablonsky KW - Advanced Analytics KW - AI maturity KW - AI value chain KW - AI-driven platform innovation KW - Artificial Intelligence (AI) KW - big data KW - enterprise platform AB - Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation becomes useful today when it enriches decision-making that is enhanced by applications of big data (BD), advanced analytics (AA), and some element of human interaction using digital platforms. This research aims to investigate the potential combination of AI, BD and AA for digital business platforms. In doing so, it develops a multi-dimensional AI-driven platform innovation framework with AI/BD/AA innovation value chain and related levels of AI maturity improvement. The framework can be used with a focus on the data-driven human-machine relationship and the application of AI at different levels of an AI-driven digital platform technology stack. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 10 UR - timreview.ca/article/1392 IS - 10 U1 - St. Petersburg State University Sergey Yablonsky, PhD in computer science, is an Associate Professor at Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University in St. Petersburg, Russia. Author of more than 200 publications. Co-creator of the Russian WordNet and the Russicon language processor and linguistic resources licensed by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Phoenix Int. (USA), Franklin Electronic Publishers (USA) etc. Engaged in 35 national and international research projects in Russia, and across Europe. Research interests include Digital Economy, Digital Business and Entrepreneurship; Multisided Platforms and Markets; Artificial Intelligence, Digital marketing; Big Data Governance; Computer linguistics and text mining; Semantic and Social Web. Courses taught: Data Governance (Bachelor Program); Digital Marketing & Digital Commerce (Bachelor programs); Digital Business (Master program); Smart Business Transformation in the Digital Age (CEMS Block Seminar); Multi-Sided Platforms and Innovation in a Global Era (CEMS Block Seminar); Digital Economy (EMBA). Visiting professor at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) in Austria, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm university in Sweden, Aalto University in Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland, Hame University of Applied Sciences in Finland. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integrated AI and Innovation Management: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2020 A1 - Nina Bozic Yams A1 - Valerie Richardson A1 - Galina Esther Shubina A1 - Sandor Albrecht A1 - Daniel Gillblad KW - AI innovation KW - AI maturity KW - artificial intelligence KW - IMS ISO 56002 KW - Innovation management KW - maturity model AB - There is a growing consensus around the transformative and innovative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. AI will transform which products are launched and how new business models will be developed to support them. Despite this, little research exists today that systematically explores how AI will change and support various aspects of innovation management. To address this question, this article proposes a holistic, multi-dimensional AI maturity model that describes the essential conditions and capabilities necessary to integrate AI into current systems, and guides organisations on their journey to AI maturity. It explores how various elements of the innovation management system can be enabled by AI at different maturity stages. Two key experimentation stages are identified, 1) an initial stage that focuses on optimisation and incremental innovation, and 2) a higher maturity stage where AI becomes an enabler of radical innovation. We conclude that AI technologies can be applied to democratise and distribute innovation across organisations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 10 UR - timreview.ca/article/1399 IS - 11 U1 - Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) Nina is a Senior Researcher in Innovation Management and the Future of Work at RISE. She has a PhD in Innovation Management and 16 years of experience working as an innovation enabler and explorer, both in companies and public sector organizations. After starting her career as a management consultant at Deloitte and building an entrepreneurship centre CEED Slovenia, she moved to Sweden where she continued her work as an innovation consultant and participatory action researcher, working with organizations, such as Nacka, Eskilstuna and Västerås municipalities, ABB, Electrolux, Ericsson, GodEl and others. In the last two years she has been researching the future of work, and how we can integrate innovation management with other disciplines, such as AI, new models of organizing, and future studies to prepare organizations for the future in a more holistic way. U2 - Gradient Descent Valerie is an AI Strategist & Partner at Gradient Descent. She is an experienced leader and advisor in digital disruption and transformation with over 20 years at Google and General Electric, helping companies in multiple industries solve strategic and operational problems in an integrated way across multiple technology domains. Her expertise includes defining digital strategies and developing digital operating models with a focus on providing practical solutions to complex technology challenges for executives. She has a specific interest in emergent technologies, including AI and IoT. Valerie most recently led a digital division of General Electric, advising large industrial operations on how to implement cloud-based enterprise IoT software, data analytics, machine learning and AI to increase productivity, reduce costs and improve competitiveness. U3 - Gradient Descent Galina is an AI Technologist & Partner at Gradient Descent. She spent 16 years in the tech industry, over a decade of it at Google as a software engineer, data scientist and manager working on everything from ML-based advertising products to highly scalable distributed systems (four years in Silicon Valley). She spent the last 6 years working on AI strategy: alternating between building her own data and AI teams and strategy consulting on how to integrate data and AI into companies. In her last corporate job, she built the software and AI team for the electrical battery start-up, Northvolt. She is the founder of Women in Data Science - Sweden, a community of 700+ women in the field of data science, machine learning, AI and data analytics. U4 - Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) & WALP Sandor, PhD, is a community ecosystem builder and change driver. He is passionate about innovation and technology incubation. Currently, he is at the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and RISE Computer Science, working with people that explore new ways of connecting human beings, industries and technologies, all in the pursuit of making it more secure and enjoyable to work and live in a sustainable world. He worked at Ericsson for twenty years in Hungary and Sweden as a leader in product development and corporate research. He was the founder and head of Ericsson Garage, Ericsson’s global innovation and incubation platform. He received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1993, and his PhD from the same institution in 2004. He also holds a Master of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia in Canada and a Master of Business Administration from Central European University Business School, Budapest, Hungary. U5 - Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and AI Sweden Daniel is Director of AI Research at RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden and co-director for Scientific Vision of AI Sweden. He has a background in AI, machine learning, data analytics and their practical applications, and has for many years been working with digital- and research strategies in industry and academia. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning and a MSc in Electrical Engineering, both from KTH, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and has lead research projects, groups and laboratories for almost 15 years. Daniel is an appointed member of the Swedish government advisory board on Digitalization, and has initiated, coordinated and co-edited the Swedish AI agenda. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multidimensional Data-Driven Artificial Intelligence Innovation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2019 A1 - Sergey A. Yablonsky KW - Advanced Analytics KW - AI maturity KW - AI value chain KW - Artificial Intelligence (AI) KW - big data KW - enterprise platform KW - innovation AB - This is a critical time for the development and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The field has existed since the 1950s and is only now emerging as viable for commercial markets. Many enterprises are placing bets on AI that will determine their future. Today AI innovation becomes useful when it enriches decision-making that is enhanced by applying Big Data (BD) and Advanced Analytics (AA), with some element of human interaction using digital platforms. This research investigates an opportunity for cross-fertilization between AI, BD, and AA with related disciplines. The paper aims to investigate the potential relationship of AI, BD, and AA with digital business platforms. In doing so, it develops a multidimensional BD-driven AI innovation taxonomy framework with an AA/BD/AA innovation value chain, related levels of BD, and analytics maturity improvement. This framework can be used with a focus on data-driven human-machine relationships, and applying AI at different levels of data driven automation maturity. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 9 UR - timreview.ca/article/1288 IS - 12 U1 - St. Petersburg State University Sergey Yablonsky, PhD in computer science, is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University in St. Petersburg, Russia. Author of more than 200+ publications. Co-creator of the Russian WordNet and the Russicon language processor, and linguistic resources licensed by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Phoenix Int. (USA), Franklin Electronic Publishers (USA) etc. Engaged in 35 national and international research projects in Russia, and across Europe. Research interests include Digital Economy, Digital Business and Entrepreneurship; Multisided Platforms and Markets; Artificial Intelligence, Digital marketing; Big Data Governance; Computer linguistics and text mining; Semantic and Social Web. Courses taught: Data Governance (Bachelor Program); Digital marketing (Bachelor Program); Digital Commerce (Bachelor Program); Digital Business (Master Program); Smart Business Transformation in the Digital Age (CEMS Block Seminar); Multi-Sided Platforms and Innovation in a Global Era (CEMS Block Seminar); Digital Economy (EMBA). Visiting professor at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) in Austria, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm university in Sweden, Aalto University in Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland, Hame University of Applied Sciences in Finland. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - TIM Lecture Series – Building Trust in an IoT-Enabled World JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2017 A1 - Jeremy Watson A1 - John Marshall A1 - Mike Young A1 - Peter Smetny A1 - David Mann KW - cybersecurity KW - Internet of Things KW - IOT KW - ransomware KW - trust KW - WannaCry KW - wireless PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 7 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1084 IS - 6 U1 - IET Jeremy Watson CBE is President and Fellow of the IET and Professor of Engineering Systems and Vice-Dean (Mission) in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, based in the Department of Science Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at University College London. He is also Chief Scientist and Engineer at the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Until November 2012, Jeremy was Chief Scientific Advisor for the Department of Communities & Local Government (DCLG). He worked as Arup's Global Research Director between 2006 and 2013. Jeremy was awarded a CBE in the Queen's 2013 Birthday honours for services to engineering. An engineer by training, Jeremy has experience as a practitioner and director of pure and applied research and development in industry, the public sector, and academia. He has held research and technical management roles in industry and universities plus voluntary service with the DTI and BIS. His interests include interactions in, and the design of, socio-technical systems, emerging technology identification, development and deployment, and strategic innovation processes. Jeremy is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is a former Board member of the UK Government Technology Strategy Board (Innovate UK), and he is a founding trustee and Chair-elect of the Institute for Sustainability. He chairs the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Innovation Advisory Board and BuildingSMART UK, and until recently, served on the Council of the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). U2 - inBay Technologies John Marshall is Principal Software Engineer at inBay Technologies in Kanata, Canada. He has over 20 years of experience as a software architect and technical leader developing real-time embedded telecommunications software, with a passion for improving software development. Previously, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Avaya and Software Architect for Nortel Networks. He holds a Bachelor’s degrees in Computing Science from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in Halifax, Canada, and in Mathematics from Dalhousie University, also in Halifax. U3 - Bastille Mike Young is a Senior Wireless Security Engineer at Bastille in New York, United States. He founded the Connecticut ISSA chapter and is currently a board member of the New York Metro ISSA. He has worked at Verizon, Verisign, RSA Security, and many security startups. He gave a speech on “Applying PKI” at the NSA in Fort Meade, Maryland. Mike received his Bachelor’s degree in IT Management from Fordham University in New York, and he holds a Master’s degree in IT Management from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. U4 - Fortinet Peter Smetny is the Systems Engineering Director at Fortinet in Ottawa, Canada. As a technical architect, Peter has extensive experience in systems infrastructure design and implementation. He offers vast experience as a network/security architect, with a wide range of network devices, protocols, applications, operating systems, as well as integration, best practice, and design knowledge. His success is attributed to a demonstrated sense of accomplishment, leadership, dedication and initiative. Peter holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. U5 - inBay Technologies David Mann is Director and Chief Security Officer of inBay Technologies in Kanata, Canada. He is a visionary innovator and calculated risk-taker with expertise in creating and leading new business ventures. He is a former Nortel executive, where amongst many achievements he nurtured the development of Entrust, a pioneer digital security company, leading to its $700+ million IPO. David actively engages in executive mentoring and advising Canada's leading researchers in the futures of cybersecurity, web network evolution, and the rapidly changing market of smart web-based applications. David is the Chair of several not-for-profit organizations, including the IET Ottawa Local Network, and he is an honorary member of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Science. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Co-Creating User Stories: A Tool for Making Sense of Business Opportunities JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Anna-Greta Nyström A1 - Miia Mustonen A1 - Seppo Yrjölä KW - business-to-business KW - co-creation KW - sensemaking KW - user stories AB - This article discusses co-creation as a means of sensemaking among business-to-business actors, and presents a case study from the information and communications sector, in which the aim is to understand current and future media consumption and behaviour. We propose to expand the notion of co-creation in such a way that it also recognizes interaction and sensemaking between different stakeholders within an industry or sector, compared to the current view, in which the focus is on the consumers’ role in co-creation activities. Stakeholder co-creation entails jointly creating meaning of a chosen complex phenomenon by using practical tools, such as narratives in the form of user stories. Sensemaking is a narrative process and can thus be used in combination with practical facilitation tools in order to co-create user stories or other stories, and in other contexts. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1009 IS - 8 U1 - Åbo Akademi University Anna-Greta Nyström D.Sc. (Econ.) is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Economics at Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. Anna-Greta holds a doctoral degree in International Marketing from the School of Business and Economics at Åbo Akademi University. Her doctoral research focused on industry change in the Finnish telecommunications sector, with a special focus on technological convergence. Anna-Greta’s current research interests include consumer behaviour in high-tech industries and changing media-consumption patterns. U2 - VTT Technical Research Centre Miia Mustonen is a Research Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She received her MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Oulu, Finland, in 2005. She has been actively involved in regulatory activities in both European and international regulatory bodies. She holds an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland, where she is currently finalizing her PhD degree on spectrum-sharing models in policy making. U3 - Nokia Innovation Steering Seppo Yrjölä is a Principal Innovator at Nokia Innovation Steering. Prior to joining Innovations in 2007, he headed wireless technology research at Nokia. He holds an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland, and did his postgraduate studies in the area of telecommunication and radio technology. His current focus is innovating in the area of future radios with cognitive radio business opportunities and potential disruptions. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transferable Practices for Knowledge Mobilization: Lessons from a Community-Engaged Health Research Study JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Renate Ysseldyk A1 - Angela Paric A1 - Tracy Luciani KW - challenges KW - community engagement KW - complex care KW - health KW - knowledge mobilization KW - music KW - older adults AB - Community-engaged health research can have both immediate and lasting impacts, yet is often plagued with various unknowns and unanticipated delays – this can be especially true in hospital settings with older adults. In this informal case study based on the authors’ collective experiences of an unraveling of the research process, the challenges and issues faced in assessing the health benefits of the “Music & Memory” iPod program in a complex continuing care hospital wing are discussed. Specifically, the lessons learned through the processes of acquiring ethical approval to work with a particularly vulnerable population, of effectively measuring the benefits of the program, and of the day-to-day logistical issues are recounted, with suggestions for overcoming these challenges through transferable practices for working with vulnerable or older adults and mobilizing the knowledge gained. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1019 IS - 9 U1 - Carleton University Renate Ysseldyk, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Her research focuses on social determinants of health among potentially vulnerable populations (e.g., older adults, women who have experienced abuse, individuals who have experienced discrimination). She is interested in the influence of psychosocial factors, and especially particular social group identities (e.g., as a caregiver, a woman, or a person of religious faith), on coping with stressful experiences. Her most recent line of inquiry investigates the identity-affirming effects of music on health and well-being. U2 - Carleton University Angela Paric is a PhD student in Neuroscience at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is researching the effects of social activities on health and well-being among older adults by measuring changes and associations among various psychosocial (e.g., group identity, emotional traits, life satisfaction) and biological variables (e.g., telomere length, genetic factors). She assesses various social interventions, particularly artistic programs, conducting both quantitative and qualitative studies in collaboration with several community partners within Ottawa. U3 - Bruyère Continuing Care Tracy Luciani, PhD, is a Knowledge Broker within Bruyère Continuing Care in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on improving the quality of life of residents living in long-term care. She does this by developing and coordinating relevant, timely, and practical tools and resources for long-term care homes, health planners, and academics. She is also the President of Artswell, a community arts charity that promotes wellness among vulnerable populations by using the arts. A graduate of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada, in adult education and community development, Tracy brings the arts into everything she does. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - HarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data to Map Sexual Harassment in Egypt JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Chelsea Young KW - crowdsourcing KW - data collection KW - HarassMap KW - international development KW - social policy KW - user contribution systems AB - Through a case study of HarassMap, an advocacy, prevention, and response tool that uses crowdsourced data to map incidents of sexual harassment in Egypt, this article examines the application of crowdsourcing technology to drive innovation in the field of social policy. This article applies a framework that explores the potential, limitations, and future applications of crowdsourcing technology in this sector to reveal how crowdsourcing technology can be applied to overcome cultural and environmental constraints that have traditionally impeded the collection of data. Many of the lessons emerging from this case study hold relevance beyond the field of social policy. Applied to specific problems, this technology can be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of mitigation strategies, while facilitating rapid and informed decision making based on "good enough" data. However, this case also illustrates a number of challenges arising from the integrity of crowdsourced data and the potential for ethical conflict when using this data to inform policy formulation. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/770 IS - 3 U1 - International Development Research Centre Chelsea Young is a research award recipient at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, Canada. She is currently working with the Risk Management and Internal Audit department, and her research is focused on the role of internal audit in strengthening accountability and effectiveness in public financial management in developing countries. Previously, she supported the consulting function of Frame, a research oriented NGO based in Beirut that offers multidisciplinary services to advance initiatives on good governance, citizen participation, conflict and peace, and strategic development. She holds an MBA in International Development Management from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business in Ottawa, Canada, and a BA in Political Science and History from the University of Ottawa. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Market Channels of Technology Startups that Internationalize Rapidly from Inception JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Simar Yoos KW - born global KW - channel partner KW - globalization KW - internationalization KW - market channels KW - marketing KW - startups AB - The study of technology startups that internationalize rapidly from inception has increased in recent years. However, little is known about their channels to market. This article addresses a gap in the "born global" literature by examining the channels used by six startups that internationalized rapidly from inception as well as the programs they used to support their channel partners and customers. The six startups examined combined the use of the Internet with: i) a relationship with a multi-national, ii) distributors, iii) re-sellers, or iv) a direct sales force. They also delivered programs to support partners and customers that focused on communications, alliance and network development, education, marketing and promotion, and financial incentives. This article informs entrepreneurs who need to design go-to-market channels to exploit global opportunities about decisions made by other entrepreneurs who launched born-global companies. Normative rules and practitioner-oriented approaches are needed to help entrepreneurs explain and apply the results presented in this article. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/618 IS - 10 U1 - Carleton University Simar Yoos has 15 years of experience launching and growing companies as well as helping international companies to solve commercialization-related conflicts. He is currently completing his MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His research examines how technology startups can accelerate their internationalization from inception. Simar also holds a Business Administration degree with specialization in Marketing from Univali (University of Vale do Itajaí) in Brazil, and he has a certification in International Trade and Negotiation Skills from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Major Events: Good Economics and Exposure to the World JF - Open Source Business Resource Y1 - 2010 A1 - Bob Yates AB - Major events of all kinds, especially sport events, are becoming a major element in the competitive arsenal of cities and and their economic development and tourism offices. Major events bring people to the city, provide attractions for residents, and ensure that the city's name is profiled in the national and international media. But they also can involve major infrastructure investment in facilities and amenities, some of which might have limited post-event utility. This article discusses some of the pros and cons of event hosting as an economic strategy and suggests some useful decision-making guidelines. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa UR - http://timreview.ca/article/393 IS - November 2010 U1 - Yates, Thorn and Associates Inc. Bob Yates is a Senior Partner of Yates, Thorn and Associates Inc., a firm of professional planners located in Victoria, British Columbia. His focus is recreation and social planning, public consultation, and policy development. He has extensive experience in the area of sport and event tourism. He managed the Canadian Sport Tourism Initiative for the Canadian Tourism Commission and has prepared sport and event tourism strategies for communities from Newfoundland to British Columbia. Bob has also worked extensively on other events, particularly in the arts and cultural field, as well as community social planning. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Developing an Open Source Reference Implementation of the Canadian Electronic Health Records Solution JF - Open Source Business Resource Y1 - 2008 A1 - Mark Yendt A1 - Duane Bender A1 - Brian Minaji AB - Developing a reference implementation of the Canada Health Infoway pan-Canadian Electronic Health Record Solution standard can be a useful step in ensuring the successful and cost-effective development of full scale electronic health systems in the Provincial Ministries of Health across Canada. These jurisdictions could benefit from the knowledge gained and the artifacts created in this prototype environment. The reference implementation utilizes an Enterprise Service Bus architecture and a Service Oriented Architecture design approach to build a Health Information Access Layer, as recommended by Canada Health Infoway. The system components and supporting technology developed will be released as open source. This set of technology could represent a starting point for prototyping an implementation in a production environment, for creating a standards development platform, for standards conformance testing, and/or as a test bed for evaluating alternative software components in a HIAL environment. Mohawk Applied Research Centre for Health Informatics at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, along with public and private sector partners, is continuing to build a reference implementation of the pan-Canadian Infoway standard that demonstrates the ESB/SOA approach. This article summarizes the project to date and suggested future research areas that will reduce the cost, risk and time barriers to widespread adoption of eHealth systems in Canada. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa UR - http://timreview.ca/article/204 IS - November 2008 U1 - Mohawk College Mark Yendt is a fulltime Faculty member in the Software Engineering Technology Department at Mohawk College. He graduated from the Chemical Engineering Technology Program at Mohawk College in 1983. Mark worked in the wastewater engineering industry with a focus on the development of process modeling software. In 1994, Mark was a co-recipient of the Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal for Noteworthy Research awarded by the Water Environment Federation. His current research activities include software process visualization and optimization of systems using the HL7v3 standard. U2 - Mohawk College Duane Bender is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario and a fulltime Faculty member in the Software Engineering Technology Department at Mohawk College. He graduated from the Computer Engineering and Management program at McMaster University in 1996 and is currently enrolled in the McMaster MBA program. Duane is the founding faculty member of the MARC HI, and performs Applied Research in the area of eHealth. His current research interests include building large scale eHealth systems using ESB and SOA architectures and the IHE, CDA, DICOM and HL7v3 standards. U3 - Mohawk College Brian Minaji graduated from Computer System Technology at Mohawk College in 1986. He worked as an IT professional in a number of different industries for the next 15 years. In 2001, he joined the faculty of Software Engineering Technology at Mohawk College. He has been involved with the MARC HI project since its inception. His research interests include helping build the Canadian EHRS Reference Implementation. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Q&A. Does lack of product management impact the users of open source? JF - Open Source Business Resource Y1 - 2008 A1 - Paul Young AB - Most commercial software companies employ product managers to handle the planning and marketing of software products, whereas few open source projects have a product manager. Does lack of product management impact the users of open source? PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa UR - http://timreview.ca/article/152 IS - May 2008 U1 - Paul Young completed his undergrad work at The University of Texas at Austin, and received a B.S. in Radio-Television-Film. He worked in various product management and marketing roles for Cisco's security and WAN managed services before becoming director of product management at a startup in Austin. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Company Interactions with Open Platforms JF - Open Source Business Resource Y1 - 2007 A1 - Tammy Yuan AB - The telecommunications industry is moving away from building communications and data service networks using proprietary platforms of specialized hardware, closed interfaces, and proprietary technologies. Increasingly, the industry is assembling new networks on open platforms comprised of both commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software and open source components. Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) stands at the center of the move to open architectures. This article addresses three questions. 1) What motivates companies to incorporate CGL specifications into their products? 2) How do companies adopting CGL create and appropriate value? 3) What roles do these companies play in the ecosystem anchored around the CGL Working Group initiative? These questions are of interest to top management teams facing pivotal decisions of whether or not to incorporate open platforms into their products, and how to compete in a world where those same platforms are available to competitors. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa UR - http://timreview.ca/article/86 IS - August 2007 U1 - Carleton University Tammy (Jiang) Yuan received her M. Eng. degree in Signal and Information Processing in 1999 from the South China University of Technology and a B.Eng. in Testing Techniques and Instruments in 1993 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. She has published various articles in Chinese academic journals. Tammy is about to complete her master's degree in Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management program. ER -