After a year of multiple shutdowns and businesses reeling from COVID’s rath, many in the private sector had no choice but to pivot their business plans by leveraging digitization to drive profits. Similarly, the public sector should be keeping pace by making digital technology a priority. Digital transformation could…
The Oakville Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Oakville have joined forces to provide free self-screening kits to small and medium-sized businesses who employ up to 150 employees within the Town of Oakville. The goal of the program is to identify asymptomatic or presymptomatic individuals and prevent the…
Improving road safety is Ford Mobility’s goal according to Callahan Coplai, product owner, Safety Insights, and Ananda Palanisamy, head of Mobility Engagement – Midwest US and Canada, who both presented to the Oakville Chamber on the automaker’s Safety Insights platform. Ford Mobility is a business line within Ford Motor Company…
Data is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable resources in the modern economy and municipalities like Oakville have the potential to benefit immensely from this transformation. On December 3rd, the Oakville Chamber launched its Roadmap to a “Smart” Oakville. This call to action urged Town Council to develop…
Recently, the Oakville Chamber launched A Roadmap for a “Smart” Oakville. This initiative urges Town Council to develop an innovation strategy that prioritizes transportation mobility and digitization. We are very proud of our business community here in Oakville. Like all businesses, they have had their share of challenges stemming…
Today, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce launched A Roadmap for a “Smart Oakville”. The initiative calls on Town Council to develop an Innovation Strategy that prioritizes transportation mobility and digitization. The Oakville Chamber urges the Town to commit to actions that promote the long-term growth of the digital…
Build the necessary infrastructure to support a digitized world and stay current in the latest technology to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19 world COVID-19 has been surreal to many of us. Over the course of a few days, businesses were shut down, nonessential workers were required to work from home…
On November 19th the Town of Oakville launched their proposed 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets to the Budget Committee. The Oakville Chamber’s submission focused on member’s concerns regarding the importance of supporting the growth of the existing business community, while remaining competitive against other jurisdictions when it comes to…
The Oakville Chamber of Commerce encourages Town’s Infrastructure Readiness for connected and autonomous vehicle technology As our communities become more “connected” through the collection of data, artificial intelligence and technology, it is vital that we are prepared for the business climate of the future. To that end, the Chamber is…
Dear Mayor Burton and Town Councillors: On behalf of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce I am pleased to provide comment on the Town’s Budget for 2020. The Chamber is pleased to support many initiatives brought forward by the Town’s Economic Development department in an endeavor to strengthen our…
