Tech-enviro-socio-economic observer - personal views. CEO @praxiem, host #ThingsHappen 🎙 @iotNorth, President @aiotcanada & 🐺 admirer @waltofk@mstdn.ca 🐘https://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3luncuues2c2oLooking forward to emceeing this early-fall summit Where #ArtificialIntelligence and the #InternetOfThings Meet Come join me! ➡️ www.aiotcanada.ca/aiotc-summit Get you ticket now - last year's event was sold out. #AIoT #AI #IoT #iotCommunity #gcDigital #conference @aiotcanada.bsky.social https://www.aiotcanada.ca/aiotc-summit23 Jul 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3luncuues2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lum646w2ik2eAnother good-weather day for some evening #cycling 🚴‍♂️ ... and even managed to catch the sunset 🌅 #selfcare #persistence23 Jul 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lum646w2ik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lqxy4j3o2k2lHmm ... not exactly clear skies ... and what's that odour? Nope - can't risk cycling 🚴‍♀️ tonight 😒 with the smokey air around #ottawa from Saskatchewan #forestfires 🔥. No thanks to #climatechange and #fossilfools 😠106 Jun 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxy4j3o2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lqlmbsjx2c2tFor sanity's sake, sometimes just have to get away from tech & global political nonsense & immerse yourself in best of humanity - like #filmscoring. After the words & motion - the film still needs #emotion - that's #music! Great expose about 🎞️🎵 👉 www.score-movie.com https://www.score-movie.com/02 Jun 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqlmbsjx2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3ln77kiwti22wI exercised my civic right and duty through the advance vote today. I voted for Canada 🇨🇦👍 #cdnpoli #canadavotes #canadastrong19 Apr 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln77kiwti22whttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lkldubv26k2cQ: AIoT for Canada - to be or not to be? A: Yes. Here is why as we see it - in this article I co-athored with @digitalnil.bsky.social ➡️ https://linkedin.com/pulse/aiot-canada-walter-knitl-1dc8e #AI #IoT #AIoT #gcDigital #iotCommunity #DigitalTransformation #DigitalEconomy #EconomicRevival17 Mar 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkldubv26k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lklctwtuas2pQ: What are the #AIoT (#AI + #IoT) opportunities & implications for Canada, and what industry & government imperatives do they compel? A: Read full whitepaper I co-authored for @AiotCanada ➡️ aiotcanada.ca/aiotc-wp1 #gcDigital #iotCommunity #DigitalTransformation 1/117 Mar 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklctwtuas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lgl6eueh4k2g#InternetOfThings – what’s in it for Canada? This #ThingsHappen episode compiles the answers by our podcast guests from previous episodes – w/host @waltofk.bsky.social 🎙️ https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/iotnorth/id/27284727 What do you think is in it for 🇨🇦? #gcdigital #iotcommunity #DigitalTransformation25 Jan 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl6eueh4k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lgl5izliw225We are experiencing an ever-widening gap between pace of technological advancements and corresponding #governance. An increasingly shallower Technology-Governance Diagonality - especially in #IoT and #AI Check it out: 🎞️➡️ youtu.be/SCdLac1QS_g #AIoT #DigitalPhysical #DigitalGovernance https://youtu.be/SCdLac1QS_g25 Jan 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl5izliw225https://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3leosp7njhk2d#HappyNewYear! 2025 is poised to be disruptive & challenging. Whether your goals are set or you're exploring to find them, and wherever roads may lead you … Best wishes for a prosperous & meaningful 2025 - to my clients, partners, collaborators, and all. #EmbraceUnthinkable01 Jan 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leosp7njhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3le2rkrsoi224Happy Holidays - to colleages and collaborators, and all. #HAPPYHOLIDAYS24 Dec 2024 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2rkrsoi224https://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lbrwhx5lbc2cLooking forward to hosting this @aiotcanada.bsky.social webinar featuring Sébastien Labrecque of StrategyCorp Institute on approaces to #AI regulation and innovation. See ya there! #gcdigital #iotcommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrwhx5lbc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lbpgiizjwc2yI was pleased to present a seminar on #AI - #IoT fusion ( #AIoT ) driving economic/societal impacts for Foresight Synergy Network (FSN). View the full session here: ➡️ youtu.be/o4ZagLv-wvU #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #SocialResponsibility #gcdigital #iotcommunity24 Nov 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpgiizjwc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lb757xmjhs2fWhy does #DigitalPhysical transformation, stemming from #Digitalization of the physical world, compel #DigitalGovernance #DigitalTransformation #innovation? We, with Nilufer Erdebil, lay that out in our new whitepaper – check it out. ➡️ https://praxiem.com/blog-the-digital-physical-transformation-imperative-for-the-public-sector/ #gcdigital #iot18 Nov 2024 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb757xmjhs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lb6rqfavcs2jLast week was a momentous week in the #IoT space, with the #IEEE WF-IoT held in #Ottawa. I was honoured to chair three sessions on 1) medical devices 2) IoT applications 3) Smart Cities Also pleased to help the organizing committee on behalf of @aiotcanada.bsky.social. #iotCommunity #gcdigital18 Nov 2024 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6rqfavcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/waltofk.bsky.social/post/3lb6qyisx3k2jGlad to be starting the transition away from X. This is the first post on BlueSky18 Nov 2024 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:7z2gshrmetld2xjpfdt5f5t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6qyisx3k2j