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| Welcome to the Tompkins Institute for Human Values and TechnologyThe Tompkins Institute for Human Values and Technology was established in 1974 at the Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Click on this link to read more about our history! Conferences:FESTIVAL OF COMMUNITY ECONOMICS Opens Thursday evening with a lobster supper and ends on Saturday afternoon July 16 Sponsored by Tompkins Institute & the CED Institute. DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNTIY BUSINESS - A LOOK AT CONCRETE MODELS OF SUCCESS Special guests..Inacio Irizar from the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation which has a wonderful record for job creation. Ray Holland from Durham University in the United Kingdom, international specialist on economic geography and problems of development. We will look at community business models which have used innovation to survive the Global Recession. We are interested in the role of technology and innovation. We are interested in the experience of community based investment efforts…what works and what does not. What is the role of government? More information to follow. Coordinators: TEL 902-562-2420 WE WELCOME YOUR SUGGESTIONS
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 P.O. Box 5300 Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6L2 (902) 563-1435
| About
The Tompkins Institute The Tompkins Institute for Human
Values & Technology of the Cape Breton University has been engaged
in a thematic research programme focused on community business for many
years. In a technology driven society, the interest has been to find new
formulas that conciliate business techniques with human values. The Institute
is presently conducting a major
research project funded by the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, under the direction
of Dr. Harvey Johnstone. The Tompkins founder and former Director, Dr. Greg MacLeod, is widely acknowledged as Canada's leading authority on community economic development. The collected works of Greg MacLeod can be found at this link. Dr. MacLeod is also the founding chairperson of the Tompkins project. CED and Community Business Links: | |
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