NORDICITY AND NEW MEDIA MANITOBA LAUNCH THE NEW MEDIA CENSUS

WINNIPEG – January 2012 – Nordicity and New Media Manitoba (NMM) have launched The New Media Census: a three-phase project to assess and advance Manitoba's flourishing new media industry.

• Phase 1 A sector-specific census and profile of the Manitoba new media industry to date.
• Phase 2 An economic impact assessment of the Manitoba new media industry from 2011.
• Phase 3 A forward-looking strategy for the Manitoba new media industry.

The Census will be the first time that anyone has succeeded in determining the impact new media has on the province of Manitoba. The responses provided in this census will directly answer the question of "why does work in new media matter," and "why should anyone care about new media as an industry?" and will support NMM's on-going efforts to stimulate growth in Manitoba's new media industry.

As part of this engagement, Nordicity and New Media Manitoba have made use of social media to discuss issues and disseminate the survey's message:

• The Interactive Forum: Raise and respond to industry issues on the Corkboard
• Twitter: Tweet your comments using the hashtag #NMMcensus
• Facebook: Like and comment on industry issues discussions at the NMM Facebook Page

For more information on this or other Nordicity initiatives, contact Kristian Roberts, kroberts@nordicity.com

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ABOUT NORDICITY

Nordicity is a boutique international consulting firm providing private and public sector clients with solutions for Strategy and Business, Policy and Regulation and Economic Analysis across four priority industries:

• Arts, Culture and Heritage
• Digital and Creative Media
• ICT and Innovation
• Telecommunications and Spectrum

Nordicity was founded in Ottawa, Canada in 1979. We now have offices in London, United Kingdom; Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver, Canada; and clients across North and Central America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

For more information about Nordicity, visit nordicity.com

ABOUT NEW MEDIA MANITOBA

New Media Manitoba (NMM), is a non-profit association of industry professionals that provides training support and economic development opportunities to new media businesses and individuals.

Comprised of over 950-members, NMM fosters an environment of innovation where people make connections and collaborate on digital interactive projects and educational pursuits.

For more information about New Media Manitoba: visit newmediamaitoba.com