defining the british columbia high technology sector using naics december 2001 a joint project of bc stats and ministry competition science & enterprise s tats tech i this paper was prepared by steve miller sarah adams for further information send e mail to gems5 gov ca executive summary ii is popular subject discussion analyses partly because it viewed as an engine growth both in past future however has no specific universally accepted definition measuring can be done part basic research at level individual firms second more modest approach uses pre existing data collected on industries which are defined general statistical purposes challenge determine these warrants inclusion measurement 1996 commenced based selection thirty or within statistics canada