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Digital Nova Scotia is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the ongoing growth and development of Nova Scotia’s Digital Technologies Industry
Originally incorporated in 1989, Digital Nova Scotia has been serving the Nova Scotia digital technologies industry for over 20 years.
Our organization began as the Software Industry Association of Nova Scotia (SIANS) and later became the Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova Scotia (ITANS) before rebranding as Digital Nova Scotia
anyone! Our core members primarily consist of individuals & entrepreneurs, small & mid-size businesses and large enterprises that do business in the broad realm of the digital technologies industry. We also offer student memberships (free) and a guest membership for our newsletter.
Digital Nova Scotia’s network consists of approximately 1,200 individuals and companies
Digital Nova Scotia is industry-led and supported through membership and Government-funded projects focused on driving the digital economy and providing an eco-system of support for digital businesses
Digital Nova Scotia currently focuses much of its advocacy initiatives on: Unlimited Liability, diversity initiatives, youth attraction/retention, and educational programming
Digital Nova Scotia works closely with its members, partners, and industry stakeholders to drive Nova Scotia’s digital economy. Digital Nova Scotia is led by its dedicated Board of Directors and its Staff
Media Contact
Caitlin Patterson
Director, Marketing and Communications
Tel: 902-401-6699
Email: caitlin@digitalnovascotia.com
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Press 2019
- Skills For Hire program receives $2.5 million to address ICT skills gap in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador (Re$earch Money, July 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia and Bluedrop Learning Networks Launch “Skills for Hire” Program for IT Industry (ComputerBids, July 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia in Partnership with Bluedrop Receives $2.5 Million to Launch Skills for Hire Program (ACADA, July 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia in Partnership with Bluedrop Receives $2.5 Million to Launch Skills for Hire Program (Yahoo Finance, July 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia Collaborates with Bluedrop To Receive $2.5 Million for Skills for Hire Program (Cloudwedge, July 2019)
- Bluedrop Has Wind In Its Jib: Numerous Contracts And The Launch Of A ‘skills For Hire’ Program With Digital Nova Scotia So Far This Year (elearninginside.com, July 2019)
- New Skills for Hire Program (Entrevestor, July 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia in Partnership with Bluedrop Receives $2.5 Million to Launch Skills for Hire Program (Financial Post, July 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia in Partnership with Bluedrop Receives $2.5 Million to Launch Skills for Hire Program (Globe & Mail, July 2019)
- Skills for Hire Program (News 95.7, July 2019)
- Minister Bains announces new recipients of the Digital Literacy Exchange Program (Canada.ca, June 2019)
- Digital Economy Key to NS Growth (Chronicle Herald, June 2019)
- Digital Nova Scotia Announces Winners of 4th Annual Digital Diversity Awards (IT World Canada, June 2019)
- 3 Winners at Digital NS Awards (Entrevestor, June 2019)
- Opening Doors Project (WiseAtlantic, May 2019)
- Industry, government, academics form group to help solve Canada’s cyber talent shortage (IT World Canada, May 2019)
- National tech industry association launches cybersecurity Alliance to build talent in Canada (ITAC, May 2019)
- On being named a Top 100 winner – Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia’s thoughts on leadership, her family and her supportive team (WXN, March 2019)
- Robot armies tackle space exploration (Chronicle Herald, February 2019)
- Entrepreneurship nurtured at Ignite Tourism Event (Shelburne Tribune, January 2019
- Salesforce Donates $180K in NS (Entrevestor, December 2018)
- Atlantic Canadians amongst Canada’s Most Powerful Women (Atlantic Business Magazine, November 2018)
- German-Born Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia is a Top Canadian Women Leader (CanadianImmigrant.ca, November 2018)
- Bahr-Gedalia In WXN Hall of Fame (Entrevestor, November 2018)
- Bahr-Gedalia named to WXN Hall of Fame (The Chronicle Herald, November 2018)
- Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Announces Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (CNW, November 2018)
- 2018 Hall of Fame (Financial Post, November 2018)
- Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Announces Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (Morning Star, November 2018)
- Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Announces Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (The Business Journals, November 2018)
- Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Awards (WNX, November 2018)
- #ImmigrationMatters in Halifax, NS (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, November 2018)
- Business Innovation in Rural Nova Scotia (Province of Nova Scotia, October 2018)
- Digital Nova Scotia and Ignite Labs announce new partnership agreement (Tri-County Vanguard, October 2018)
- Ignite Labs, DNS Form Partnership (Entrevestor, September 2018)
- Changemaker Sarah Ryan is helping kids build 21st-century skills (Chronicle Herald, July 2018)
- University of Siegen Alumni Newsletter Feature (uni-siegen.de, July 2018)
- Brilliant Labs Magazine: The Entrepreneurial Spirit (Brilliant Labs, June 2018)
- Brilliant Labs nominated for 2 Digital Diversity Awards (Brilliant Labs, June 2018)
- Nigerian wins Canadian digital award – Dr. Rita Orji (Supple Magazine, June 2018)
- Dr. Rita Orji honoured with prestigious award at the Digital Nova Scotia’s Digital Diversity Awards (damiadeniyi.com, June 2018)
- Diversity champions announced at Nova Scotia’s third Digital Diversity Awards (itbusiness.ca, June 2018)
- Women in Science and Engineering Atlantic Region (WISEatlantic Spring 2018)
- Nigerian wins Canadian ICT role model award (The Guardian Nigeria, June 2018)
- DNS Recognizes Female Leaders (ENTREVESTOR.COM, June 2018)
- Diversity Champions announced at Nova Scotia’s 3rd Digital Diversity Awards (computerdealernews.com, June 2018)
- Top 5 Women Immigrant Influencers in Halifax (My Halifax Experience, May 2018)
- IRPP Round Table Report – Creating an Independent Commission for Federal Leaders’ Debates (IRPP, April 2018)
- Digital NS To Host Creativity Seminar (Entrevestor, April 2018)
- Digital Nova Scotia encourages economic development in growing industry (The Chronicle Herald, April 2018)
- Digital Transformation Conference and Awards (itbusiness.ca, April 2018)
- How we can include more women in Canadian tech – March Community Slideshow Part 2 (IT World Canada, March 2018)
- Whoever you are, lead wherever you are (The Chronicle Herald, March 2018)
- Game changers: hiring young professionals with international backgrounds (The Chronicle Herald, February 2018)
- 20 Canadian Companies With Female CEOs (Slice, February 2018)
- Meet the Women (Canada 150 Women, December 2017)
- Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 (wxnetwork.com, December 2017)
- Digital Nova Scotia Leader, Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia Awarded 3rd Consecutive Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award (Centre for Women in Business, December 2017)
- RBC Champion Awards (National Post, December 2017)
- WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women 2017 (Broadcast Dialogue, December 2017)
- Dal Alumni on List of 100 Powerful Women in Canada (Dalhousie University Alumni News, December 2017)
- hEr VOLUTION featured leader, Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia Awarded 3rd Consecutive Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award (www.hervolution.org, November 2017)
- Bahr-Gedalia Makes 3rd Top 100 List (ENTREVESTOR.COM, November 2017)
- Your Turn: Powerful Thoughts from Today’s Women to the Next (An e-book, curated By Melody Adhami, President & COO, Plastic Mobile, November 2017)
- Parents talk about striking the right balance with technology & kids (Mainstreet on CBC Radio One, October, 2017)
- Best of Canada Report (Executive Voice Publishing, October, 2017)
- Digital N.S. expands role, board (The Chronicle Herald, September 2017)
- GAME CHANGERS: Hiring Young Professionals with International Backgrounds (Halifax Partnership feature story, September 2017)
- TEDx Kelowna speakers wow sold out crowd (OkanaganLife, July 2017)
- Redefining Leadership with Disruption and Humanity | Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia | TEDxKelowna (TEDx Talks YouTube.com, July 2017)
- Digital Discovery Camp on CTV Morning Live (CTV Atlantic News, June 2017)
- TEDx Kelowna (kelownadailycourier.ca, June 2017)
- 3 Winners of DNS Diversity Awards (ENTREVESTOR.COM, June 2017)
- Trio recognized with Nova Scotia diversity awards (The Chronicle Herald, June 2017)
- 7 Canadian Expats Who Have the Edge (theedgeleaders.com, May 2017)
- 150 Days of Canadian Women in STEM Individual Profile: Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia (hEr VOLUTION, April 2017)
- The “3A” Approach to Having a Global Impact with Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia (Fierce Feminine Leadership with Eleanor Beaton, April 2017)
- 150 Days of Canadian Women in STEM: Week 10 Wrap Up (hEr VOLUTION, April 2017)
- NowNS: Digital economy and women focus of roundtable (The Chronicle Herald, March 2017)
- Top 5: Las mujeres más poderosas de Canadá (dextino.com, March 2017)
- OneNS Dashboard – Post-secondary Education & Training (onens.ca, March 2017)
- Business Voice (The Chronicle Herald, March 2017)
- Women in Communications and Technology, Digital Nova Scotia partner for future female leaders (The Chronicle Herald, January 2017)
- Reach for the top: Three Atlantic Canadian CEOs are among the 100 most powerful women in Canada (Atlantic Business Magazine, January 2017)
- SMU Student Venture Capitalists a North American First (The Chronicle Herald, December 2016)
- Briefs: Propel, Ulrike, Island Advance (ENTREVESTOR.COM, November 2016)
- List of powerful women gets some N.S. additions (The Chronicle Herald, November 2016)
- Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2016: RBC Champions Awards (Financial Post, November 2016)
- 17 IWFC Members and 2 IWF Fellows Named among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women (International Women’s Forum Canada, November 2016)
- WXN’s 2016 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners – Full List (ca.finance.yahoo.com, November 2016)
- WXN Unveils 2016 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 to Celebrate and Inspire Female Leaders (Newswire.ca, November 2016)
- Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 – Current Winners (Women’s Executive Network, November 2016)
- Code: Debugging The Gender Gap screening in Wolfville (NovaNewsNOW.com, September 2016)
- NowNS: Students should consider coding for their future (The Chronicle Herald, September 2016)
- Digital NS Offers New Sales Program (ENTREVESTOR.COM, August 2016)
- N.S. pilot tackles ‘pain-point’ of sales (The Chronicle Herald, August 2016)
- Startup Community Blooms in Atlantic Canada (The Chronicle Herald, June 2016)
- Three Leaders Honoured in First Provincial Digital Diversity Awards (The Chronicle Herald, June 2016)
- NowNS: Outmigration Misperception (The Chronicle Herald, April 2016)
- Digital Discovery Camp Featured on CTV Morning Live (CTV News Atlantic, February 2016)
- Digital Futures: the Future is Bright for the Technology Sector in Nova Scotia (Business Voice Magazine, February 2016)
- Digital NS Promoting Women in Tech (Entrevestor, January 2016)
- Digital Nova Scotia Works to Boost Women in Tech (The Chronicle Herald, January 2016)
- Digital Industry The Focus At CBU Conference (Cape Breton Post, December 2015)
- 15 IWF Canada Members Included In Top 100 Most Powerful Women List From The Women’s Executive Network (International Women’s Forum, December 2015)
- Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women: RBC Champions Awards, National Post (La Gouvernance au Féminin, December 2015)
- Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia Named A WXN 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner (East Coast Entrepreneur, November 2015)
- WXN Reveals Full List of 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (Canadian Business Journal, November 2015)
- Change Makers Credit Global Viewpoint, Challenging Their Comfort Zones (Financial Post, November 2015)
- Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women: RBC Champions Awards (Financial Post, November 2015)
- Here Are The 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women (PR In Canada, November 2015)
- WXN Reveals Full List of 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (Yahoo Finance UK, November 2015)
- WXN Reveals Full List of 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (Yahoo Finance Canada, November 2015)
- 16 IWF Canada Members Among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women! (International Women’s Forum, Canada, November 2015)
- Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 – Current Winners (RBC Champions, Women’s Executive Network, November 2015)
- WXN Reveals Full List of 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners (Market Wired, November 2015)
- HRSB Career Fair “Thank You to Community Partners” Video From Student (Halifax Regional School Board, October 2015)
- HRSB Career Fair “Thank You to Industry and Community Partners” Video From Students (Halifax Regional School Board, October 2015)
- Business smarts in 2015 = emulating tech-savvy firms (The Chronicle Herald, October 2015)
- Invest Atlantic Expands Pitching (Entrevestor, October 2015)
- Invest Atlantic Triples Pitch Opportunities (The Chronicle Herald, September 2015)
- Atlantic Business Magazine Chatterbox (Atlantic Business Magazine, September/October 2015)
- Digital Discovery Camp know-how on CTV Atlantic (CTV, August 2015)
- Digital Nova Scotia CEO wins RBC Canadian Immigrant Award (ISANS, June 2015)
- Atlantic Business Magazine 2015 Top 50 CEO Awards (Atlantic Business Magazine, July/August 2015)
- Digital Nova Scotia CEO wins RBC Canadian Immigrant Award (The Chronicle Herald, June 2015)
- Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants 2015 (Canadian Immigrant, June 2015)
- Digital Rainmaker (Canadian Immigrant, June 2015)
- Recipe for Canadian Immigrant Success: 2 Celebrity Chefs + 1 Organic Baker + 1 Winemaker + 21 Influential Difference Makers = RBC Top 25 (PR Newswire, June 2015)
- Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Honoured For Contributions (Asian Pacific Post, June 2015)
- Digital Discovery Camp Set for Halifax (Entrevestor, June 2015)
- New IT awards program to honour women (The Chronicle Herald, June 2015)
- Free conference focuses on building business tech skills (The Chronicle Herald, June 2015)
- Making IT Possible with Mentorship and Metrics for Women in Tech (SCWIST, June 2015)
- 17th Annual Top 50 CEO Awards (Atlantic Business Magazine, May 2015)
- 2015 Top 50 CEO Award Winner (Atlantic Business Magazine, May 2015)
- Press Release: DNS, HCC Team Up (Entrevestor, May 2015)
- Digital Nova Scotia and Halifax Convention Centre Form New Partnership to Attract ICT Events (HCC, May 2015)
- Halifax Convention Centre Partners with Digital Nova Scotia to Attract ICT Events (ICCA World, May 2015)
- Digital Nova Scotia and HCC Team Up to Attract ICT Events (Meetings Canada, May 2015)
- WCT Annual Awards announced (Diversity! In The Workplace, March 2015)
- Beer and nachos: a maritime technical manager’s field guide (Daily Business Buzz, March 2015)
- Booming tech industry in Nova Scotia could get a boost from diversity (Halifax Partnership)
- ITAC and Digital Nova Scotia Ink Cooperation Deal (Connections Plus, March 2015)
- Millenials without borders (The Chronicle Herald, March 2015)
- WCT Annual Awards recognize “wavemakers” in technology, broadcasting, communications (Yahoo! Finance, February 2015)
- News: WCT Annual Awards recognize “wavemakers” in technology, broadcasting, communications (News.nom.co, February 2015)
- WCT Annual Awards recognize “wavemakers” in technology, broadcasting, communications (Newswire, February 2015)
- WCT Announces Recipients of Annual Awards (Broadcaster Magazine, February 2015)
- NS Founders Campaign for Better Tax Credit (Springboard Atlantic, February 2015)
- A Champion of Our Booming IT Sector (Entrevestor, January 2015)
- Non-profit wants N.S. tech industry to go global (The Chronicle Herald, January 2015)
- IT Matters: President and CEO of Digital Nova Scotia Featured as a Top Change-Maker in Canadian Living (East Valley Ventures, December 2014)
- ICT Now the Driving Force Behind Nova Scotia Economy (Business Voice, October 2014)
- House of Assembly congratulates Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia (House of Assembly, October 2014)
- Youth and technology: power and danger (The Globe and Mail, September 2014)
- From Camp to Potential Careers (The Chronicle Herald, September 2014)
- Young Tech Enthusiasts get a Taste of the Future (ITAC Blog, August 2014)
- Trade Centre Limited 2013/14 Annual Report (TCL Annual Report (on-line), (August 2014)
- Province Supports Small Business to Compete Globally (Haligonia.ca, July 2014)
- LeadersConnect 2014 Feature: (March 2014)
- Sandbox press release and DNS quote “Province Supports Innovators”: (March 2014)
- Atlantic Business Magazine “Alternate Economy”: (March 2014)
- Bluteau DeVenney Interview: (February 2014)
- Province looking to spark student innovators (Northern Pen, February 2014, article also featured in The Coast Guard, Journal Pioneer, Digby Courier)
- Peter MacKay announces $300K supporting women in technology (CBC News, February 2014)
- Feds give $300,000 to help attract women to technology sector in N.S. (The Chronicle Herald, February 2014)
- Ottawa gives $300K to help attract women to technology sector in Nova Scotia (GlobalPost.com, February 2014)
- Ottawa gives $300,000 to help attract women to technology sector in Nova Scotia (The Cape Breton Post, February 2014)
- Harper Government Aims to Advance Women in Nova Scotia’s Digital Economy (Canadian News Wire, February 2014)
- Federal Government Supports Digital Economy (NetNewsledger.com, February 2014)
- Ottawa gives funds for women in technology (Metro News, February 2014)
- Funds for Tech Women (Entrevestor.com, February 2014)
- Peter MacKay announces $300K supporting women in technology (ipick.ca, February 2014)
- Peter MacKay announces $300K supporting women in technology (Vancouver Star, February 2014)
- NS: Digital NS receives funding to help attract women to technology sector (Daily Business Buzz, February 2014)
- Ottawa gives $300K to help attract women to technology sector in Nova Scotia (Huffington Post, February 2014)
- Harper Government Aims to Advance Women in Nova Scotia’s Digital Economy (Yahoo Canada – Finance, February 2014)
- Peter MacKay wants to see you code, ladies (National Post, February 2014)
- NSBJ – Outlook 2014: (Nova Scotia Business Journal, January 2014)
- Student Blog following DNS involvement at WING (Dalhousie University Student blog, November 2013)
- Video clip—David Fraser of McInnes-Cooper and DNS Director of Advocacy Comments on Blackberry Lay-offs (CTV News (Atlantic), October 2013)
- Province Supports Small Businesses to Compete Globally (Government Press, July 25, 2013)
- NS Digital Media Credit Round Table (Entrevestor.com, June 20, 2013)
- Computer Education Will Be Rallying Cry (Entrevestor.com, May 10, 2013)
- Setting the Course at Digital NS (Entrevestor.com, April 8, 2013)
- New Bosses at Innovacorp and Digital Nova Scotia (Entrevestor.com, March 11, 2013)
- Schools Must Step IT Up (Progress Magazine, May 14, 2013)
- Tapping New IT Talent (Progress Magazine, April 9, 2013)
- Women Conspicuously Absent from Tech Industries (The Chronicle Herald, May 3, 2013 – article also featured in University of Calgary news)
- Information Drives NS Economy (The Chronicle Herald, May 3, 2013)