Oscar Jofre

Oscar A. Jofre Jr.
Oscar A. Jofre Jr.
Born	October 20, 1965 (age 58)[ Santiago, Chile[citation needed]
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, technology specialist

Oscar A. Jofre Jr. (born October 20, 1965) is a Chilean-born Canadian entrepreneur and technology specialist. He is best known as the founder of The BabelFish Corporation, based in Ottawa, established in January 1999. The company specializes in providing a Software as a Service (SaaS)-based multilingual translation portal.

Background

In 1996, Jofre played a pivotal role in co-founding the Canadian Network of Language Industries Network (CLIN-RCIL) and served on its Sectoral Committee. His active involvement in CLIN-RCIL's^[1] Sectoral Committee was in response to a government mandate to foster collaboration within the language industry.

From 2002 to 2003, Jofre served on the steering committee of the Language Industry Technology Roadmap (LITR). This initiative, driven by

National Research Council of Canada, aimed to identify industry stakeholders, analyze growth sectors, evaluate Canadian research, and propose measures to ensure international leadership.^[1] During the same period, Jofre held the distinction of being the sole Canadian representative on the United Nations/MIT Digital Nations Board (1999–2002), which initially explored the potential of Esperanto

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In 2003, Jofre embarked on another venture and founded BoardSuite,[2]^[3] a SaaS-based, secure web application-collaborative platform commonly referred to as a board portal, which stores and manages board documents, and addresses board issues having to do with compliance and transparent governance.^[4]^[5]

In 2016, Jofre partnered with Jason Futko to establish KoreConX, a platform designed to assist companies in managing their capital market activities and communicating with stakeholders.

Notes

^ ^a ^b [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "Executive and Management team for BoardSuite". Boardsuitecorp.com. 2010-07-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
^ "Managed governance just a login away". Nationalpost.com. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
^ Morgan Whalen (1999-02-22). "Behind Every Dark Cloud There's BoardSuite – Solutions for Success with Oscar A. Jofre". Startup30.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
^ "Four tips to better corporate governance | Business without Borders". Bwob.ca. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

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[2] "Executive and Management team for BoardSuite". Boardsuitecorp.com. 2010-07-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

[3] "Managed governance just a login away". Nationalpost.com. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

[4] Morgan Whalen (1999-02-22). "Behind Every Dark Cloud There's BoardSuite – Solutions for Success with Oscar A. Jofre". Startup30.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

[5] "Four tips to better corporate governance | Business without Borders". Bwob.ca. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

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