I am going to this event at (where else?) MaRS on April 19th. (ICT is "Information & Communications Technology", for you non-policy wonks out there). It should be of interest if you care about the entrepreneurial and economic vitality of Toronto's technology community. Or it might just be another good opportunity to schmooze in the atrium at MaRS. I believe that the three levels of government that developed this strategy need to hear from and see the emerging community that is self-organizing around TorCamp and other communities of practice in ICT and related clusters. ICT is not just big metal, telecom and enterprise software. It is also the web, digital entertainment and social media. These different poles of such a diverse industry spectrum have very different needs, and my hope is that any development strategy reflects that diversity. If not, well then there is no better opportunity than this strategy launch event for the community to engage with the political, academic and policy folks. Get heard.

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