Hickling Corporation – an international development consulting firm with offices in Canada (Ottawa and Halifax), USA (Washington, DC) and Indonesia (Jakarta), specializing in education, training and institutional strengthening in science and technology, including information technology. warrenw@hickling.ca

Second-Step Solutions Inc. – a Toronto, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta based management consulting organization that focuses on business planning, strategic planning, IT intelligence, organizational and institutional development, partnering, and the implementation of plans for industry and government. gduncan@itac.ca

Syntel Consultancy Inc. – a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based management consulting firm specializing in two distinct but complementary areas: strategic advice on business and communications issues related to the use of information technology and the development of the "electronic marketplace"; and the development of public/private sector partnerships. syntel@gaia.ca