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INDUSTRY DAY – Government Adoption of Cloud and Intelligent Automation: Driving Change Together!

Westin Ottawa 11 Colonal By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

“Government Adoption of Cloud and Intelligent Automation: Driving Change Together!” Wednesday June 1, 2022 Scroll down to agenda… Though the economic case for government-wide adoption of Cloud was made more than a decade ago, progress in Canada remains uneven. In fact, despite considerable dialogue, adoption of Cloud remains at less than 10 per cent! TECHNATION put forward recommendations in 2015 and then again in 2019 calling on Government to accelerate Cloud adoption, prioritize in-house Cloud education and training, adopt a different operating model, and more. Unfortunately, Government remains hesitant to use leading-edge tech like Intelligent Automation to accelerate progress on delivering broader public policy objectives for Canada. That’s not to say that nothing was done; the Government of Canada did make some critical investments in digital government, which enabled it to respond quickly to citizens’ needs. But as we emerge from the pandemic, how do we ensure government continues – and accelerates – its modernization efforts to fully embrace Cloud and Intelligent Automation to deliver modern services while keeping Canadians’ information safe and secure? To help drive change, TECHNATION will bring key government leaders and industry together to address government cloud / IA / Ai adoption and its obstacles and […]

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Online Computer Training: Google Docs (June 1-8)

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Level: Beginner Number of Sessions: 4 Session Length: 2 hours In this class, you will use Google Docs to learn how to: Create, print, and edit documents such as resumes, cover letters, and reports Use fonts, alignments, and line spacing Share and collaborate documents Change the page layout including margins, orientation, paper size, and columns Create page breaks Add images, page numbers, bullets, and tables Add special characters Create forms Add page headers and footers   For more information, and to register, please contact: Hosam Al-Sheikh Ali | 902-406-4317 | halsheikhali@isans.ca

Online Business Development Training: Start a Successful Small Business in Canada

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ISANS and RBC are pleased to facilitate this important training session for current or aspiring business owners. In this two-part training session, you’ll hear from George Gerges, financial Advisor at RBC, who will teach you everything you need to know to start and grow your business in Canada. Our goal is to help you and help our community to prosper! In Part 1, “Starting and Planning your Business,” you will learn about: Making sure your business idea will fly Finding the money to start and control of your cash All the legal stuff you need to know Help & Advice In Part 2, “Financing and Growing your Business,” you will learn about: How Financing can help your business Short term and long term financing Reasons to grow and focusing on customers Diversifying, funding, resources and help To attend this session, you must: Be an ISANS business client Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 5+ Attend both training dates – Part 1 on May 25 and Part 2 on June 1 For more information, and to register, please contact: Suhel Shaikh | 902-406-7793 | business@isans.ca

Accelerating Accessibility for Businesses

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The workforce underrepresentation of people with disabilities is well documented. At the same time, labour and skills shortages continue to be a challenge for employers in Nova Scotia, particularly as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. For employers, adopting a mindset that forefronts equity, inclusion, and belonging in recruitment, retention, engagement, communication, training, and everyday workplace practices is key to building a bridge between a skilled and valuable labour pool and proven gaps in the labour market. This means moving beyond the built environment to include different ways of recruiting, communicating with, training, and engaging employees. Join Sea Change CoLab for a free virtual workshop to: Define disability, accessibility, inclusion, and belonging, and identify how these concepts apply in your workplace. Explore Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Act and its impact on workplaces. Identify barriers to accessibility through first voice case studies and scenarios. Integrate the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as one framework for accessibility that removes barriers. Develop strategies for creating an accessible and inclusive workplace and culture. Come to this session and leave with a toolkit of resources to accelerate accessibility in your workplace!

Tribe Network Huddle with MindFrame Connect: Principles of Mentorship

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Want to improve your mentor skills? Join Tribe Network and MindFrame Connect on June 2, 2022, at 11:00 am AST for a virtual workshop focused on the core skills required to effectively manage a mentorship relationship. About the Workshop The MindFrame Connect team and Tribe’s Sally Ng will take participants through the key principles of being a mentor with practical frameworks and real-life examples on how to make the relationship more effective. Please note: The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the event. About MindFrame Connect MindFrame Connect is a not-for-profit created in partnership by Dalhousie University, Toronto Metropolitan University, I-INC, Globalive, and Davis Pier. Funded through FSC, MindFrame Connect shares lessons from leading experts, entrepreneurs, and mentors in workshops, how-to videos, masterclasses, literature pieces, podcasts, and learning aids. All content is designed to provide practical learnings on two streams of programming – improving the craft of mentorship and creating more resilient, high-performing entrepreneurs. MindFrame Connect works with accelerators, hubs, and academic institutions to provide training complementary to their current program offerings and catered to the needs of their entrepreneurs and mentors. All offerings are vetted by a team of entrepreneurs, mentors, and academics and offered at no […]

What Search Data Can Tell You About Your Brand

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Topic: Share of Search - What Search Data Can Tell You About Your Brand Description: Marketing experts have found a connection between online searches for your business and your business’s total sales in relation to overall industry sales (or your market share). In this webinar, you’ll learn what it means to measure your search volumes and how to use that information to monitor and improve awareness of your business. This webinar is offered in partnership between Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia through DigiPort, a one-stop-shop of interactive services and educational opportunities to help tourism businesses develop digital marketing skills and access professional support to improve their online presence. Time: Jun 23, 2022 10:00 AM in Halifax  

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FITTskills International Market Entry Strategies

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Nova Scotia Business Inc., in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, is pleased to offer FITTskills International Market Entry Strategies.   This course will run 4 days: Monday, June 6, 2022 - 9 am – 12:30 pm Friday, June 10, 2022 - 9 am – 12:30 pm Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9 am – 12:30 pm Friday, June 17, 2022 – 9 am – 12:30 pm   Ensure your success in new markets by conducting proper research, selecting the most effective entry strategy and implementing it efficiently. The International Market Entry Strategies course examines what individuals in organizations need to know and do to ensure the success of new international ventures. You will learn how to research market entry options, analyze them, and then select the most effective strategy for your needs. With this knowledge in hand, you will also discover how to implement and manage your new market entry strategy and build a successful future in your new market. For more information, please contact: Yuliya Demish ydemish@nsbi.ca 902.221.5138 DOWNLOAD FULL COURSE OUTLINE

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Win Clients with Privacy

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What is stopping you from landing your next client? Or your biggest client yet? Privacy helps you build trust – and that’s something you can’t buy. In this 45-minute lunch and learn by Barrington Consulting, we will show you three easy ways to use privacy to gain client trust and win clients with privacy! We will also give real examples of how some of our clients have won business by being more privacy-aware. It might be the most profitable lunch hour you spend this year! Meet the Presenter Linda Bolton, Privacy Practice Lead at Barrington Consulting Linda Bolton is the Privacy Practice Lead at Barrington Consulting and a Fellow of Information Privacy through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She has completed over 80 privacy projects, supporting companies to grow their privacy culture

QT Connect Café – AJ Fernandez Rivera, Managing Director, Accenture

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AJ Fernandez Rivera is a Managing Director at Accenture based out of the Toronto office. AJ has been with Accenture for more than 20 years and has lived and worked in various Accenture and client locations across Asia, Europe, and North America. She is currently the Products and CMT Canada Technology Sales Lead, and the Programme Lead for Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC). In addition, AJ is the Executive Sponsor of Accenture Canada's PRIDE ERG, the Accenture Canada Technology I&D Lead and the North America Co-Sponsor for LGBT Leaders Learning (L3) course. AJ identifies as a transgender woman and is a staunch advocate of inclusion and diversity having set-up and led the very first LGBTQ+ organization in Accenture Asia Pacific region. AJ's personal interests include watching foreign films, travelling, yoga and meditation. TUNE IN TO WATCH IT LIVE - Here on this page, on YouTube, Facebook, or on LinkedIn !

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Reduce, Reuse, Responsible Tech

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Join Digital Nova Scotia, Ocean Start Up Project, COVE Start Up Yard and dive into how tech can be used responsibly to minimize environmental impact and our carbon footprints. Our panelists will also explore the ways that we can add value to how we interact with the ocean and climate, creating a harmonious ecosystem in Nova Scotia waters.

Technologies For Inclusive Employment, EducatIon, and Life

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The workforce underrepresentation of people with disabilities is well documented.At the same time, labour and skills shortages continue to be a challenge for employers in Nova Scotia, particularly as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinctability provides sustainable solutions for organizations in employment, education, health and social care that create environments to leverage the skills and capabilities of people with disabilities and mental health support needs. In this session you will learn how you can start addressing labour shortages through supportive technology. Join us on June 8th to explore strategies for inclusive employment and workforce development through people-focused assistive technology solutions and resources.

Workshop: How Do Your Security Decisions Impact Your Enterprise Sales Deal?

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Join Volta + Software Secured on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 12:00pm ADT for How Do Your Security Decisions Impact Your Enterprise Sales Deal About this event When: Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 2022 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm AST Where: Virtual via Zoom ( log in details will be included in your Eventbrite confirmation email) Description: Enterprise customers are demanding more security requirements from their vendors than ever before. When digital demand skyrocketed with the onset of the pandemic, the risk of serious cyberattacks soared as hackers infiltrated more large-sized company networks through targeting clients or partners. As you can imagine, your security decisions now have huge implications on the likelihood of closing enterprise deals. Join us for a discussion on what enterprises look for when vetting possible tech vendors and the best practices to start implementing so that you stand out against your competition. We’ll also introduce you to vendor security questionnaires: the tool that most enterprises use to weed out their most secure tech vendors from the most risky.