I think a lot of it is simply that relationship between businesses and the post-secondary institutions. We like to think of ourselves as a chamber of commerce that's a facilitator in a lot of cases. People come to us saying: “Okay, what services can the university or what can Conestoga College provide for us?" It's really breaking down those barriers and building that relationship, because going forward I think that is going to be key in a knowledge-based economy. We've had the discussion here on that. In a lot of cases it's taking technology and putting it out in the market. If you don't have that relationship, it's going to be a lot more difficult.
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