In 2010 we are going on a quest – a quest to find the best examples of how Canadian mid-sized companies are using technology to help themselves, their organizations and the community. We’re looking for Canada’s Smartest IT.

We know it’s not easy bringing great technology into the business. Your budget only goes so far, and probably not as far as it needs to. Good people are hard to find, harder still to keep and technology itself moves faster every day. Then there’s the problems associated with privacy, security and regulation. Phew.

But the Smartest IT people rise above all of that, to bring Technology for Good. They allow us to connect anywhere and anytime, so we can work the way we want to and when we need to. They help reduce the cost of delivering services, they increase our efficiency and effectiveness, and the best of them improve our community and our lives through innovation.

So we have designed the Search for Canada’s Smartest IT as a way to both celebrate the best examples of technology in action, and help educate and engage mid-sized businesses to meet their potential to bring Technology for Good.

Our Contest:

In May of 2010 Info-Tech Research Group and the Quest for Canada’s Smartest IT’s sponsors will review applications from companies who have nominated themselves or been nominated to select those that qualify as the Smartest IT and/or Greenest IT. The criteria for selection will be based on the stories shared about how they have sustained innovation, provided solutions allowing for their organization to operate smarter or greener, and the ‘Wow’ factor that sets their use of IT apart from the competition. A select group of finalists will be chosen and an independent panel will meet with them to select The Smartest and Greenest IT winners.

The Quest will culminate at an event highlighting the stories we’ve collected from across Canada, highlight best practices, new ideas, and IT led innovation. Winners of the Smartest IT and Greenest IT will receive awards, will be highlighted in IT World Canada publications such as Computer World Canada, Network World Canada and CIO Canada, and receive the accolades of their peers from across our great nation.

For more information please contact us at contactus @ smartest-it.ca


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