Game On, Canada! Playing to Win in the Digital Economy

The Entertainment Software Association Canada has submitted 10 recommendations to the federal government for a national digital economy strategy in a paper entitled: Game On, Canada! Playing to Win in the Digital Economy.

The full report can be found at http://www.theesa.ca/documents/ESAC_National_Digital_Economy_Strategy_Apr2010.pdf

1. Include content industries at the heart of its digital strategy;
2. Recognize video game production as central to Canada's digital economy;
3. Adopt a plan to develop and retain cutting edge talent;
4. Improve digital literacy through education and awareness;
5. Attract and retain foreign workers and eliminate barriers to labour mobility;
6. Generate new sources of capital and investment in commercialization;
7. Protect intellectual property through reform of the copyright system;
8. Create more affordable, accessible and faster digital infrastructure;
9. Foster free and open international trade; and
10. Carefully consider the impact of new regulations on the digital economy and examine the role of related government institutions.