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De-risking Investment Decisions

Analysis tools used by SNG to examine regional economies identified economic sectors which are particularly important to the region and which can best take advantage of the benefits offered by ICT. This approach has successfully been implemented in Kawartha Lakes (Victoria County) and Elgin County, Ontario.

SNG has been able to target specific economic sectors within a community, and then using its supply-chain analysis, identify specific industries as well as their needs and opportunities within these key sectors. The resulting recommendations allow stakeholders to better focus economic development efforts and / or vendor activities to meet the identified needs of their community or region.

Market Planning / Economic Profiles

With proven analysis and evaluation methods, SNG profiles markets and local economies to identify gaps and marketable opportunities that produce economic benefits and new revenues.

Project Name	Digital economy benchmarking of Australia
Client	Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Government of Australia.
Project	Identify the evidence base on sectoral performance of the digital economy in Australia and other OECD and/or Asian economies, and design a short survey for measuring digital economy take-up and use. (August 2008 - ongoing)
Results	Established the available evidence base for digital economy benchmarking, identified key gaps, undertook preliminary benchmarking based upon the existing evidence, and designed a survey for deployment in Australia.

Project Name	Kawartha Lakes Tourism Study
Client	Management Board Secretariat, Government of Ontario, Canada.
Project	Documented current state of IT awareness and usage by tourism operators in the Kawartha Lakes region. Conducted supply chain analysis of tourism sector in Kawartha Lakes to identify gaps in IT usage and opportunities for cost savings and new revenues using IT and broadband. (January - April 2005)
Results	Characterized gaps in IT usage by the tourism industry in Kawartha Lakes and provided recommendations, with actionable items, on how those gaps could be bridged. Developed a benchmark and tracking methodology for future impact measurement of the benefits from IT and broadband.

Project Name	Manitoba North Portal Project
Client	North Central Community Futures Development Corporation, Manitoba, Canada.
Project	Developed business operations plan with measurable outcomes for a regional portal project. (September 2004 – December 2005)
Results	Adapted SNG methodologies to de-risk investment decisions and fast-track uptake rates for client's portal initiative. Built-in sustainability revenues and scalability to promote economic growth and access to government services in region's 57 communities.

Project Name	Promoting the Use of IT and Broadband in Elgin County
Client	Management Board Secretariat, Toronto, Canada; Elgin Community Futures Development Corporation, Ontario, Canada. (February - September 2004)
Project	Conducted economic gap analysis of region and prepared economic development plan for investing in broadband and ICT in Elgin County, Ontario.
Results	Identified economic drivers and types of businesses in Elgin County that would benefit from IT and broadband. Developed plan to help local community and business leaders accelerate the local uptake of IT and broadband and shorten the path for local economic growth. Identified underserved local business sectors that are necessary for a diversified and more robust local economy. Report: Promoting the Use of IT and Broadband in Elgin County - Executive Summary

Project Name	ROI from Web Investments
Client	Tier 1 global IT firm, Toronto, Canada.
Project	Engaged by senior management of a Tier 1 global IT firm to adapt their consulting offering for assessing return on Web investments.
Results	Developed methodology for client's senior managers to assess costs and benefits of Web investment in e-government and 'smart community' initiatives.

Project Name	E-Government Go-to-Market Strategy
Client	Tier 1 global IT firm, Toronto, Canada.
Project	Engaged by senior management of a Tier 1 global IT firm to develop 'go to market' strategy for their consulting offerings to e-government and 'smart community' clients.
Results	Developed market opportunities and assisted in business strategy implementation to expand sales of products and services.

Project Name	Mobilizing Small Business: Electronic Commerce and Regional Economic Development
Client	Management consulting firm, Ottawa, Canada.
Project	Researched and reported the impacts of various e-commerce business models tested with local businesses in a county in eastern rural Ontario.
Results	Developed critical success factors and lessons learned for rural businesses to leverage e-commerce tools to increase sales and enhance services.