Hotıì ts’eeda has published “Developing a Sustainable Knowledge Economy in the Northwest Territories: A Hotıì ts’eeda Discussion Paper”, authored by Scientific Director Dr. Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, PhD.
The discussion paper describes how the NWT Knowledge Economy (KE) has been evolving, and identifies ways that governments, communities and KE organizations can work together to foster the KE to bolster this critical but under-considered sector of the NWT economy.
Presentation to NWT Standing Committee on Social Development
On January 18th, Hotıì ts’eeda Scientific Director, Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, and Chair, John B. Zoe, were invited to present this paper to the NWT Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on Social Development. The presentation led to a lively discussion and interest from members. The following links to the presentation and following member statement and question and answer period provide more detail on the discussion:
- Video recording: Presentation on the NWT Knowledge Economy
- Member Statement: Kevin O'Reilly, MLA Frame Lake - Building the Knowledge Economy with Hotıì ts’eeda (March 5, 2019)
- Oral Question: Kevin O'Reilly, MLA Frame Lake - Developing a Knowledge Economy (March 5, 2019)