The British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) is a not-for-profit member-funded trade association in British Columbia, Canada, which promotes the technology industry in the province. The technology industry in BC has been growing steadily since the late 1990s and constituted 5.9% of British Columbia's economic output in 2007.
The BCTIA has a membership base of over 2,100 companies ranging from start-ups to established organizations, and spanning a variety of technology-related sectors including education, hardware, software, life sciences, manufacturing, natural resources, web technology and green energy. The BCTIA facilitates partnerships and programs within the BC technology industry, as well as advocating on behalf of association members and the industry as a whole.
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