Information and Communications Technology Sector Solutions

Nordicity principals are strategy consultants specializing in the development of national ICT strategies to lever social and economic opportunities. Our expertise in this sector covers regulation, policy, financial and business-plan modeling, technology assessment, and market analysis. Our team has worked with public agencies around the world as well as private-sector clients. We have undertaken mandates for investment consortiums, signal distributors (satellite, wireline and wireless), and content and service providers.

Nordicity principals have assisted clients in Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, the Far East and Africa in the development, implementation and evaluation of national ICT strategies.

Nordicity offers a suite of ICT consulting services including:

  • E-government strategies
  • E-governance frameworks
  • Development, implementation and evaluation of national IT strategies
  • Support for IT executives to meet key strategic objectives
  • Alignment of IT investment with business value
  • Development of investment incentives and legislative amendments to lever development in the ICT sector
  • Evaluative frameworks to help regulatory agencies monitor and evaluate the development of the ICT sector
  • Market analysis
  • Development of policy and regulatory frameworks
  • Technology assessment

Nordicity principals have extensive project experience in Canada and overseas:

  • Vietnam-Canada Information Technology Project (GAIA Corporation)
  • South Africa Information Technology
  • E-governance framework
  • Development of investment incentives and legislative amendments to the Free Zone Act in Trinidad & Tobago
  • Analysis of the options for a single regulator for the telecommunications industry in Jamaica
  • Feasibility study regarding the development of a dedicated educational channel for South Africa
  • Strategis.ic.gc.ca
  • Strategic positioning of new health services delivered through broadband technologies
  • Analysis of key ISP and cable ISP market sectors
  • Selection of demonstration IT initiatives for the South African Technology Infrastructure (SATIS) project
  • Advice on the rollout of IT initiatives for the Government of India Technology Infrastructure project
  • Review of fixed wireless licence applications
  • Review of wireless network licensing processes and licence fees
  • Assessment of a business development opportunity to develop curb-to-desktop and Internet-enabled services for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Strategic Infrastructure Initiative: A Business Plan for 2000-2005
  • Internet/Multimedia/On-line feasibility study
  • Information technology development strategy
  • Development of a national information infrastructure for electronic government