Backgrounder
September 30, 2008
BUILDING ONTARIO’S INNOVATION ECONOMY
Digital Media And Information And Communications Technologies
University of Ottawa
Dr. Morad Benyoucef
E-marketplaces for safe and fair trade (e-MP) laboratory
Provincial Funding: $39,080
Reinforcing Ontario’s position as a leader and an innovator in the area of online business in general and e-marketplaces in particular is the goal of research being conducted by Morad Benyoucef at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Benyoucef will research the design, development, deployment and usability of e-marketplaces as the main trade infrastructures of the future, concentrating on their safety and fairness. The goal is to develop systems that promote fair and transparent trade.
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Dr. Wojtek Michalowski, Dr. Kenneth Farion, Dr. Stan Matwin
Developing a point of care information system for emergency physicians
Provincial Funding: $103,900
Improving the efficiency and quality of care in Ontario’s emergency departments is the goal of research being conducted by Drs. Wojtek Michalowski, Kenneth Farion and Stan Matwin of the University of Ottawa. They’re developing a pioneering clinical “decision support system” that will integrate and evaluate vast amounts of information and present only the most relevant to emergency physicians where and when they need it – at the point of care. The system, which will be prototyped at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, will provide emergency physicians with the right decision support at the right time.
Dr. Teresa Scassa
Developing information law to govern how we use, protect and commercialize information
Provincial Funding: $64,283
Information technology has profoundly altered the way we all interact with businesses, government, each other and the world outside our borders. While there are many laws that touch on information-related issues – privacy laws, copyright law, and access to information, to name a few – there is no comprehensive, systematic approach to information law. At the University of Ottawa, Dr. Teresa Scassa is focused on creating that systematic approach, which has implications for innovation, expression, liberty and personal privacy. Her work will have a particular impact on the business and entertainment sectors.
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