Posted by Dave Hancock on August 31, 2009
Tags: Alberta brand , Alberta Education , McKinsey , OECD , Singapore , WorldSkills
As July started, I was travelling half way around the world at the invitation (with a significant contribution to the cost) of the Minister of Education of Singapore to meet with six other jurisdictions considered to be leading edge in education. The invitation was an opportunity arising out of a McKinsey report on leading educational jurisdictions to discuss how we got to where we are and how we continue to take the necessary steps to...
Read more »Posted by Staff on March 31, 2009
Tags: Alberta Advantage , Alberta brand , Edmonton
As you may have heard, a new brand and a new slogan have been developed to tell the Alberta story — that our province is a great place to live, work and raise a family. Minister Hancock is quoted in the Edmonton Journal about the purpose of the brand: "(Our) economy has been attacked as of late by people who talk about dirty oil and ... who try and paint the economic backbone of our...
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