Such strategies will require input from governments, the private sector, and community-based organizations. Promoting IT in rural areas has the potential to break down barriers resulting from geographic location. Business conducted using computers via the Internet not only reduces time for information transfer, but may reduce the need for travel through teleworking or telecommuting. Need to foster research, development, and innovation in Province. Strong growth in urban centre with weak urban-rural linkages.
Governments are active but require coordinated policy framework.
Early Years There is now very good evidence that a child's development from conception to age six establishes the base for competence and coping skills that affect behaviour, learning and health throughout life. There are critical periods when a young child requires appropriate stimulation and nutrition to establish the neural pathways necessary for optimum development. Many of these critical periods occur before the child is six years old. Evidence shows that children who do not receive appropriate stimulation and nutrition have difficulty overcoming the resulting deficits later in life. These children are more likely to develop learning, behavioral or emotional problems which create tremendous social and health costs.