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Premier's Technology Council

In August 2001, Premier Gordon Campbell announced the formation of the Premier's Technology Council, which is comprised of 23 members from the private sector and academia. The mandate of the council is to provide advice to the Premier on all technology-related issues facing British Columbia and its citizens.

To date, the council has published 12 reports making a total of 198 recommendations to government. The council continues to publish its reports on a semi-annual basis, with the aim of making the province a global magnet for high-tech investment, growth and job creation.

Today, British Columbia is one of the most connected jurisdictions in North America. At the end of 2008, access to affordable, high-speed broadband service was available to more than 92 per cent of British Columbians. The province has strong information technology, life sciences, alternative energy, new media and wireless sectors and is home to the world's leading fuel cell cluster.

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