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Recruitment Notice
NATI, working with the Government of Canada and the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, is seeking Atlantic Canadian companies to attend the Collision From Home Conf [...]
Labour Market Information – April 2020
As representatives of the ICT and digital technologies sector, we want to ensure our industry stays informed. Below is the April 2020 Labour Market Bulletin, produced by the Labour Market Analysis Directorate, Strategic Servi [...]
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Kyle!
We’re heading into the warmer months with a new face, as we welcome our new team member, Kyle Armstrong! Joining us as our Communications Coordinator for four months, Kyle is completing his third co-op placement as part of hi [...]
Talking about Mental Health in the Workplace
As Canada recognizes Mental Health Week (May 4-10), we want to support the open dialogue around mental health awareness. Successful work environments rely on the health of their teams, and as mental health conditions in the w [...]
Is Your Company Ready, Willing, and Able to Benefit from Inclusive Hiring?
With the rapid growth of the tech sector, a diverse workforce is more important than ever. Given that there are approximately 500,000 working-age adults with intellectual disabilities or autism in Canada, this is an untapped [...]
Dalhousie Computer Science Boosts Women in STEM
Last year, Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Computer Science won the Diversity Champion of the Year Award at the Digital Diversity Awards, celebrating an organization for going above and beyond to address the need for greate [...]
Best Practices in Data Storytelling with Matters of Data
Organizations across the globe are dealing with massive change right now, including financial instability, shifting to remote workplaces and implementing new policies and procedures. The data that leaders rely on to make majo [...]
The Rising Star of 2020: Eilidh Lindsay-Sinclair
Passionate, hardworking, and determined to equal the playing field for women in tech, Eilidh Lindsay-Sinclair plays a fundamental role in elevating inclusion in Nova Scotia’s tech sector. Eilidh won Digital Nova Scotia’s Powe [...]
Labour Market Information – March 2020
As representatives of the ICT and digital technologies sector, we want to ensure our industry stays informed. Below is the March 2020 Labour Market Bulletin, produced by the Labour Market Analysis Directorate, Strategic Servi [...]
Tourism Nova Scotia Webinar Series
Restrictions on non-essential travel to the COVID-19 health pandemic have had a significant impact on tourism businesses in Nova Scotia and around the world. Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia (DNS) have partnered to [...]
Arbuckle Media Delivers World-Class Marketing & Branding from Nova Scotia
Delivering outstanding marketing strategies in a way that works for small businesses has been Joel Arbuckle’s top priority since he launched his digital agency in 2015. Joel’s company, Arbuckle Media, is a full-service digita [...]
Considering Hiring a Student in 2020?
As a result of the COVID-19 global health pandemic, many post-secondary students in Nova Scotia are struggling to find work term placements for the summer and fall 2020 terms - here's where you can step in! If you've been thi [...]
REDspace Creates Virtual Activity for Kids in Response to March Break Cancellations
When the March Break Digital Discovery Camp co-hosted by the Discovery Centre and Digital Nova Scotia had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, EPIC Gigabyte Sponsor REDspace jumped into action to create a virtual activity so the [...]
Kim Scaravelli: A Woman Empowering Others
Kim Scaravelli is working hard to empower others in the tech sector when it comes to diversity and inclusion. The owner of Trust Communications, walked away with the Women Leaders in the Digital Economy Award last year at the [...]
Nova Scotian Company Guild Leverages Platform to Impact the COVID-19 Battle
When Guild Software Inc. was founded in 2017, no one could have predicted the platform would be called on in the fight against a global health pandemic. It was originally developed as a licensing solution for registrars and m [...]
Funding Opportunities For Canadian Innovators Who Can Help Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
Innovative Solutions Canada has dedicated funding to help combat current and future outbreaks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and other similar threats. This program will help support the Government of Canada's fight agai [...]
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Rochelle!
Amongst all of the changes that COVID-19 has brought, at Digital Nova Scotia we've still had some exciting positives taking place. Today, we are welcoming Rochelle Roberts to the team who will be joining us for 13-months as o [...]
Our latest COVID-19 Update
Dealing with a global health pandemic and the resulting changes is new territory for all of us. We're making every attempt to keep this list up to date but if anything is missing, please let us know! Our Top Resources: Provin [...]
COVID-19 Update
The health and safety of our members and our community is a top priority at Digital Nova Scotia. We are following public health advice on prevention, preparedness, and travel advisories around COVID-19, and have the following [...]
Common Good Solutions, understanding the “diverse supplier community”
Do you own a business and identify as indigenous, a person with a disability, a person of colour or African Nova Scotian, LGBTQ2+, or a woman? Are you a social enterprise employing persons with disabilities? The Province of [...]