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Researcher, designer, entrepreneur: Finding room for all three through Digital Skills for Women+
Polina Baum-Talmor joined Digital Skills for Women+ while she was exploring what might come next professionally and beginning to turn her hand-drawn designs into a scarf business. The experience helped her build confidence in the digital world and see how her research career, creative work and entrepreneurship could fit together.
Board Spotlight: Q&A With Allison Boutilier
Our Board Spotlight series continues this month, highlighting the leaders who lend their time, experience and perspectives to Digital Nova Scotia’s Board of Directors.
Cabot Shores brings its wilderness experience to life online through TDAP
Cabot Shores first participated in the Tourism Digital Assistance Program (TDAP) in 2023. Funded by Tourism Nova Scotia and administered in partnership with Digital Nova Scotia, TDAP connects eligible tourism businesses with qualified digital consultants. Participants can access up to $5,000 in services to strengthen their online visibility, digital marketing and the online experience they provide to travellers.
Digital Nova Scotia announces 2026 TechQuity Award recipient as interest grows
Digital Nova Scotia is proud to announce Osazemhojie Osaighale as the 2026 recipient of the Digital Nova Scotia TechQuity Award. A graduate of Auburn Drive High School, Osazemhojie is beginning his studies in computer science at Dalhousie University.
From a chance meeting to an ALL IN partnership: Nukleo’s Nova Scotia journey comes full circle
When the Montréal-based digital transformation company attended Collision in 2024, it had no office, team or clients in Nova Scotia. But Alexei Bissonnette, Nukleo’s Vice-President of Technology, had been living in Halifax for several years, and the company was beginning to wonder whether there might be a market here for its work.
Atlantic Canada goes ALL IN on AI with 2026 trade delegation
Atlantic Canada’s artificial intelligence sector is heading to Montréal. On September 16 and 17, Digital Nova Scotia, with the support of Nukleo , will lead 37 organizations from across the region to…
A decade of innovation, a new class of finalists: Meet the 2026 Tech Forward Award finalists
Milestone 10th annual celebration will recognize outstanding people and organizations across the province’s tech sector HALIFAX, NS — The countdown to one of Nova Scotia’s biggest celebrations of tec…
Skills for Hire Atlantic — Foundations Edition | Learners of Distinction
Behind every career in tech is a different starting point and a willingness to keep learning.
Understanding Your AI Opportunity: Where Should Your Organization Actually Use AI?
Expert Series features guest perspectives from leaders across Nova Scotia’s tech community, sharing practical insights, lessons learned and real-world expertise through the Digital Nova Scotia platfo…
Board Spotlight: Q&A With Ashley McInnis
Our Board Spotlight series continues this month, highlighting the leaders who lend their time, experience and perspectives to Digital Nova Scotia’s Board of Directors .
REDspace continues to inspire young innovators through Digital Discovery Camps
For more than a decade, REDspace has helped young Nova Scotians discover what is possible through technology as the EPIC Gigabyte Sponsor of Digital Nova Scotia’s Digital Discovery Camp . Delivered i…
From semiconductors to ocean technology: What Nova Scotia can learn from Taiwan’s innovation ecosystem
Taiwan produces close to 90 per cent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors—but its technology sector has much more to offer than chips. From advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence t…
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