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Guylaine Beaudry

Guylaine Beaudry is Concordia’s vice-provost, digital strategy and university librarian.

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade