The Beacon, May 5, 2005
In this special edition of The Beacon, AIMS invites you to join in its 10th anniversary celebrations with "The Celtic Tiger Dinner" in Saint John, New Brunswick on May 31st. Read more about the AIMS' celebrations; learn more about the guest speaker; and review AIMS' book "The Road to Growth", which first identified in Canada the Irish economic turn-around which earned Ireland the title the Celtic Tiger.
A Brave New World. Universities need to prepare for a global market.
Universities need to prepare for a brave new world, where students are international and the post-secondary education market is global. In this commentary, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley warns that ignoring the signs will make today's brick and mortar institutions irrelevent.
The Beacon, April 29, 2005
In this edition of the Beacon, learn more about The Celtic Tiger Dinner, AIMS 10th anniversary celebrations in New Brunswick. Read AIMS' analysis of the provincial budgets for the four Atlantic provinces. Consider AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley's thoughts on the region's reputation within the oil and gas industry. And take to the road as AIMS brings its Atlantica concept to Maine, and its Equalization expertise to Saskatchewan.
Budgets Atlantic Canadian Style
Early in 2005, AIMS published a paper entitled "Could Do Better" which assessed provincial finances in Atlantic Canada. The paper concluded that in the 2004/05 fiscal year governments in the region didn’t do a very good job of balancing voter demands, while promoting an economic environment to attract skilled labour and business capital. AIMS studied the budgets of the 2005/06 fiscal year and concluded the region's governments are still failing to implement a formula for economic growth.
AIMS at the table for landmark trade corridor meeting.
AIMS' Atlantica concept part of roundtable discussion.
Nova Scotia Budget:
The good news will be short-lived.