Information Technology (I.T.) includes goods and services that process, transmit or receive information. These are technologies related to software, hardware, computer services, telecommunications, and microelectronics. I.T. is prevalent in e-commerce, e-learning, e-health, wireless multimedia and digital entertainment, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Assets

• Spark Centre Regional Innovation Centre
• Gaming and Virtual Reality Laboratory
• Health Informatics Laboratory
• Spark Angel Network
• Durham College A.I./Hub
• Durham College M.R.C. Studio
• Hacker Research Laboratory
• OPUC Dark Fibre Optics
• Marketing Laboratory
• Networking Laboratory

Key companies

• Concentrix
• International (R.S.I.)
• Cross Platform Cloud Technologies
• IFTech
• Mojility
• Resource Software

Quick facts and stats

• In 2019, the City of Oshawa was host to The Global Cyberlympics, a worldwide cybersecurity competition. It pits teams from all over the world to compete in a series of challenges in Digital Forensics, Web Application Exploitation, System Exploitation, Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering.
• Canada is ranked 12 in the world for autonomous readiness and is a world leading hub of AI —K.P.M.G.
• Durham Region's Information Technologies Labour Force: 9,700. Source: E.S.R.I. Data Modelling, 2019