CPP Special Issue - Information and Communications Technologies Talent: The Skills We Need
In November 2018 EPRI's directors edited a special issue of Canadian Public Policy (Volume 44, Issue S1) examining the issues surrounding skills shortages in Canada's Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector. This special issue follows a workshop on ICT skills hosted by EPRI at the University of Ottawa and brings together papers from a variety of ICT stakeholders.
Introduction
Information and Communication Technology Talent: The Skills We Need—Framing the IssuesFinnie, Ross, Richard E. Mueller, and Arthur Sweetman
ICT Labour Market: Evidence of ICT Talent Shortages and Responses
Is There Evidence of an Information and Communication Technology Labour Shortage in the Canadian Labour Force Survey?Thomson, Alexander, Michael Veall, and Arthur Sweetman
Earnings of University Bachelor’s Degree Graduates in Information and Communication Technology Programs: A Tax Data AnalysisFinnie, Ross, Dejan Pavlic, and Stephen Childs
Role of Post-Secondary Education: Student Choices and Institutional Responses
Post-Secondary Student Choices and the Labour Shortage in Canada’s Information and Communication Technology SectorDing, Weili and Steven F. Lehrer
Who Goes into STEM Disciplines? Evidence from the Youth in Transition SurveyFinnie, Ross and Stephen Childs
Enhancing Development of Competencies by Means of Continuous Improvement ProcessesFrank, Brian, Natalie Simper, Bei Cai, Deena Salem, Jake Kaupp, Max Lindley-Peart
Tapping Alternative Sources of Information and Communication Technology Talent: The Role of Women and Immigrants
Underrepresentation of Women in Canada’s Information and Communication Technology Sector: What Can We Learn from a Canadian Survey of Adult Skills?Mueller, Richard E., N.T. Khuong Truong, Wynnona Smoke
Basic Information and Communication Technology Skills among Canadian Immigrants and Non-ImmigrantsTruong, N.T. Khuong and Arthur Sweetman
Immigrant STEM Workers in the Canadian Economy: Skill Utilization and EarningsPicot, Garnett and Feng Hou
An Analysis of the Patenting Rates of Canada’s Ethnic PopulationsBlit, Joe, Mikal Skuterud, and Jue Zhang
Sectoral Perspectives: Preparing Information and Communication Technology Talent for the Future
Internet Communications Technology Skills and Systems of EngagementDeley, Trevor and Marcellus Mindel
All Companies Are Technology Companies: Preparing Canadians with the Skills for a Digital FutureWalker, Valerie, Gail Bowkett, and Isabelle Duchaine
The Alacrity Program: Identifying, Training, and Growing the Talent Required to Build Profitable New Information and Communication Technology Companies in Canada and InternationallyTurner, Michael A.
Paving the Way for the Future of WorkAnani, Namir