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MEG MEDIA: Helping Women-Led Businesses Navigate Digital Marketing

July 16, 2025

When Meg Stewart started MEG MEDIA, she wanted to give small business owners, especially women, an easier, more personalized approach to get their marketing on track. Based in Halifax, she runs an independent consultancy offering brand strategy, SEO, content marketing, and social media support. “My goal is to make every client feel like they’re my only client,” Meg says. “That level of care is hard to get with big agencies.” [...]

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Atlantic Labour Market Brief: June 2025

July 15, 2025

Canada Employment grew at a strong pace in June, up from the prior month by 83,100 jobs. The growth occurred in both full-time and part-time positions, though primarily part-time. The unemployment rate declined slightly in June to 6.9%, influenced by the solid job gains. The goods-producing sector added jobs (+10,100), while the services-producing sector saw growth of 73,100 jobs. Labour force: 22,613,700 (+61,000) Employment: 21,061,200 (+83,100) Atlantic Canada Employment [...]

Categories: Government, Labour Market Information, News, Report & Resources, Tech Industry

Atlantic Game Studios Set to Level Up at World’s Largest Gaming Expo

July 15, 2025

Atlantic Game Studios Set to Level Up at World’s Largest Gaming Expo Global Stage Awaits: Applications Open for Gamescom 2025 Trade Mission HALIFAX, NS, July 7, 2025 – Atlantic Canada’s game developers have a chance to take their games global this summer as Digital Nova Scotia opens applications for its Gamescom 2025 trade mission, sending 15 local studios to the world’s biggest video game event in Germany this August. Studios [...]

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Scio Logica: Success through a Local, People, and Future first approach

July 10, 2025

For this month’s feature, we sat down with Katie Feltmate, Business Development Lead at Scio Logica, to learn how the Halifax-based IT and cybersecurity firm is helping local organizations strengthen their digital infrastructure, reduce risk, and plan for the future. With roots in public relations and a passion for people, Katie brings a unique perspective to tech; one that focuses as much on relationships and trust as it does on [...]

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Empowering Innovators: Access Advanced AI Computing with New Federal Funding

July 8, 2025

Empowering Innovators: Access Advanced AI Computing with New Federal Funding At Digital Nova Scotia, we’re committed to supporting our province’s tech companies, researchers, and entrepreneurs as they build the future of innovation. One of the biggest barriers for AI development today is access to the advanced computing power needed to train and deploy cutting-edge, responsible AI. That’s why we’re excited to share that the Government of Canada has launched the [...]

Categories: Tech Industry

Innovative Solutions Canada launched a new funding challenge!

July 3, 2025

Advanced technologies for open-source intelligence due diligence Challenge sponsor: National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Closing date: August 14, 2025, 14:00 Eastern Time The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is seeking innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered solutions utilizing large language models (LLMs) and big data analytics to enhance open-source intelligence (OSINT) due diligence. The goal is to proactively identify and analyze publicly available information, supporting decision-making to mitigate risks to research [...]

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Testing Stream now open for AI prototypes

July 3, 2025

Call for AI-Driven Prototypes Closing date: July 22, 2025, 14:00 Eastern Time The Government of Canada is seeking pre-commercial, AI-enabled prototypes for real-world testing. These innovations should support a range of government priorities in the following two areas: Robotic Process Automation and Automated Decision Making The rapid development of artificial intelligence and RPA presents new opportunities to transform public service operations. We are interested in testing adaptable technologies that can: Automate [...]

Categories: Government, Tech Industry

A Huge Thank You to Our 2025 Winter Skills for Hire Volunteers

June 26, 2025

Our 2025 winter cohort has come to a close. While we send congratulations to all of our graduating participants, we wanted to take a moment to thank our dedicated volunteers who offer their time and expertise to make our Skills for Hire program a more meaningful and transformative experience. Their insight and encouragement are what truly power this initiative and help shape the future of Nova Scotia’s tech talent. During [...]

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