But there's growing evidence that the innovation shortfall of the past decade is not only real but may also have contributed to today's financial crisis. Think back to 1998, the early days of the dot-com bubble. At the time, the news was filled with reports of startling breakthroughs in science and medicine, from new cancer treatments and gene therapies that promised to cure intractable diseases to high-speed satellite Internet, cars powered by fuel cells, micromachines on chips, and even cloning. These technologies seemed to be commercializing at "Internet speed," creating companies and drawing in enormous investments from profit-seeking venture capitalists-and ordinarily cautious corporate giants. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan summed it up in a 2000 speech: "We appear to be in the midst of a period of rapid innovation that is bringing with it substantial and lasting benefits to our economy."

"On l'avait presque oublié, on l'avait cru perdu, dépassé par l'étoile filante Apple, ringardisé par les nouveaux arrivants Facebook, LinkedIn ou même Groupon. Pourtant, à l'ouverture, le 31 août prochain, de l'IFA, grand-messe annuelle de l'électronique grand public à Berlin, Google risque de gentiment se rappeler à notre souvenir et montrer aux observateurs de quel bois il se chauffe."

Mes buts dans ces échanges étaient d'abord de sensibiliser les chefs à l'importance de l'économie numérique et à la nécessité de développer « un plan numérique pour le Québec ». Vous remarquerez qu'ils y répondent sans vraiment avoir cerné l'importance de cet enjeu économique et sociétal majeur. Par contre, ils ont répondu à mes questions avec l'approche qui leur est propre. Je vais donc vous laissez vous faire votre propre opinion quant à ce que chacun a à offrir ou pas, en matière de numérique pour le Québec.

Depuis le printemps, plusieurs des entrepreneurs les plus en vue du secteur québécois des nouvelles technologies ont quitté le Canada pour relever de nouveaux défis à l'étranger. Certains observateurs commencent à parler d'un exode des cerveaux branchés de la Belle Province. Qu'est-ce qui les fait donc fuir?

"Mobile phones and the rise of broadband means that fewer and fewer people need a landline. The baby bells are feeling the impact and here are two charts that highlight this precipitous decline. Of course, cable guys are doing fine, thanks to triple play offers."

A new product dubbed the Glove Tricorder by Med Sensation aims to make it easier for doctors - and patients - to diagnose breast cancer as well as problems like enlarged kidneys and other sub-dermal issues. The gloves currently contain a number of sensors including pressure feedback loops and accelerometers. Eventually the company plans to add ultrasound pads to the tips of the glove, allowing doctors to see inside the breast as they manipulate the tissue.

Le ministre délégué aux relations avec le Parlement a accusé, samedi 25 août, les sites de suivi de la vie parlementaire, et notamment le site internet NosDéputés.fr, de dégrader la qualité du travail législatif "dans des proportions considérables" au nom, juge-t-il, d'une lecture trop absolue du "principe de transparence".

The world of digital textbooks is more than heating up. It's on fire. Amazon just launched a digital rental option for textbooks. Companies like Chegg are becoming academic hubs that can improve your education experience through more than just textbook rentals. But all of the options to use digital textbooks have cost money. And teachers as well as students simply don't have much. Until now. Boundless just launched the public beta version of its brand new site. What is Boundless? It's a way to easily turn all of the open source information that exists in the world into a simple easy-to-use digital textbook. And it's free. This is one of the most exciting announcements that came across my inbox over the past few weeks. Boundless is shaping up to truly disrupt the digital textbook industry and the newly launched tools are robust enough to do just that. But enough hyperbole and hot air, here's what you should know:

"Virtual Reality is described as tech that encourages users to engage in completely immersive computer-generated arenas (often including Mixed Reality setups), rather than AR experiences which present digital enhancement through overlaps with - or over - the physical world. Confusingly, both AR and Virtual Reality share key elements that allow users to experience enhanced interactions through digital and online input, and often the terms are used interchangeably: with the increasing advancements of gesture-based interfaces (think the Kinect), distinctions between Virtual Reality and AR are becoming increasingly irrelevant."

"It's examples like this that the Mayo Clinic hopes to foster as it rolls out a new strategy -- affiliating with hospitals and health systems across the country -- as a response to the chaotic healthcare environment. Capitalizing on its reputation for superlative medical care, Mayo previously relied primarily on patients traveling to its main campus in Rochester, MN, as well as satellite campuses in Jacksonville, FL, and Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ, and a regional health system in ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. "Our model has been that the patients come to us," said Dr. John Noseworthy, Mayo's president and chief executive officer, at a February press conference. "Increasingly, going forward... we also wish to extend the reach of the Mayo Clinic, taking our knowledge, taking our experience, and sharing it with others.""

In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It's been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking and apps for smartphones. But there are signs here that hardware is becoming the new software. It is an expansion of a trend that began a few years ago with the Flip videophone, a sleeper hit, and has recently accelerated with Nest, the smart thermostat; Lytro, a camera that refocuses a photo after it is taken; and the Pebble smartwatch, a wristwatch that can interact with a smartphone.

"Vetter est un service Web 2.0 pour faire brainstormer ensemble une équipe dans une entreprise. Le service se présente sous la forme d'une sorte de boite à idées dans les nuages ou chacun pourra glisser son idée d'amélioration ou de nouveau service ou produit par exemple. Collaboratif, Vetter va collecter de manère anonyme les propositions mais surtout il va permettre à tout le monde voter por les meilleures idées en éventuellement les complétant. En tant qu'administrateur c'est vous qui serez en charge d'inviter les participants à se joindre au système de brainstorming. Chacun peut voter, mais chacun peut aussi anonymement proposer de nouvelles idées et les soumettre aux avis et au vote des autres."

"ver wish you could have Siri-like voice activation in your home rather than just on your phone? Ubi - short for ubiquitous computer - is an always-on voice-activated Android-powered computer. It's a little four-inch square packing a microphone and speakers, and it's got lots of uses. Just say 'Ubi' and it will do your bidding, be that voice-based web searches, speakerphone, intercom or alarm clock functions. The compact computer can be used as a baby monitor, or as a supplement to networked climate control systems like Nest."

Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released "Funding the Shift to Digital Learning: Three Strategies for Funding Sustainable High-Access Environments," the first in the DLN Smart Series of interactive papers that provide specific guidance regarding adoption of Common Core Standards and the shift to personal digital learning.

"L'utilisation des appareils mobiles est courante pour la recherche d'information et pour la prise de décision lors de l'achat sur les marchés verticaux. L'étude Nielsen nous donne une vue d'horizon sur le comportement mobile."

"esterday marked three months since the release of the Digital Government Strategy and agencies have been making great strides in meeting the milestones toward building a 21st Century Government.  In his blog, Building-blocks of a 21st Century Digital Government,  Steve Van Roekel said"

There will be people within your organization who will fight against the use of social media and even against the very notion of open innovation. As I wrote in my first book, The Open Innovation Revolution: Essentials, Roadblocks, and Leadership Skills: "Change is frightening to many elements inside the typical organization. Change threatens people's power, their status, their egos, and, in some situations, even their jobs. Change can make someone's expertise obsolete and thereby make them obsolete as well. Because people are afraid of change, innovation efforts often cause the eruption of corporate antibodies that fight to kill innovation and maintain the status quo."

"La réalité augmentée, (RA) déjà présente sur smartphones et tablettes va s'étendre sur d'autres supports. L'idéal serait sur des interfaces plus adaptées à l'homme, comme par exemple, une paire de lunettes. En effet, grâce à la commercialisation des applications de gadgets marketing construites pour smartphones, la RA a su conquérir les consommateurs. ABI Research prévoit une prochaine vague d'applications de RA encore plus significatives qui comprendra quant à elle l'impression interactive, le shopping mobile, et l'éducation des enfants. Concernant les différentes interfaces, Google projetait de créer un nouveau verre. Mais selon l'analyste Aapo Markkanen il faut tempérer ces attentes. Selon lui, "le problème est que, pour permettre des utilisations attrayantes sur n'importe quelles paires de lunettes il est nécessaire que les lentilles soient à la fois grandes, lumineuses, et esthétiques"."