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Meet our new team member, Jordan!
The Digital Nova Scotia team is growing, we are super excited to introduce you to our new Project Analyst - Jordan Audas! Jordan recently graduated from the Masters of Information program at Dalhousi…
The New Kids in Town, Meet Avanade!
Digital Nova Scotia is thrilled to welcome Avanade to our member family! Having just moved operations into Nova Scotia, we thought it would be a good opportunity to ask some questions and find out mo…
Meet Our July Get Into IT Students Of The Month!
Every month, we have the opportunity to share our star students, people who have stood out during their time in our Get Into IT program! Our first student of the month of July is Kashish Sawnani , fr…
Meet our new team member, Courage!
Here, at Digital Nova Scotia we're super excited to introduce you to the newest Project Coordinator - Courage Edetanlen! Originally from Nigeria, Courage has lived in four cities so far – Lagos, Nige…
Meet our new team member, Vimbayi!
Here, at Digital Nova Scotia we're super excited to introduce you to the newest member of our team - Vimbayi Handara! Vimbayi joins us as our new Project Coordinator, leading our training and skill b…
Nominations for the 2022 Tech Forward Awards are OPEN!
We’re excited to announce nominations have officially opened for our 2022 Tech Forward Awards presented by RBC , featuring 8 unique awards designed to celebrate, highlight and recognize organizations…
Meet Our June Get Into IT Students Of The Month!
A huge congratulations to our students of the month for June! These two Get Into IT participants have been actively engaging in all aspects of the program. First, from cybersecurity, we have Ashleigh…
Real Connections, Real Results - A DAPSB Story
As businesses continue to increase their reliance on technology and digital platforms, the need for support has grown. Throughout the past 3 years, many small businesses have had to pivot their opera…
Fostering and Supporting Joint Research Initiatives
Did you know that existing research shows that companies who demonstrate positive onboarding see an 82% improvement in new hire retention rates and a 70% improvement in productivity? Earlier this yea…
Meet Our May Get Into IT Students Of The Month!
Our first student of the month of May is Mehnaaz Haniff, a 15-year resident of Nova Scotia who has an interest in tech that can be traced back to getting their first HP desktop computer in the late 9…
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia Leah, Becca, Aydin and Parker!
We are thrilled to welcome four incredible students to the DNS team this Spring! Up first to tell us a bit about themselves are our Communications Coordinators, Leah Clarke and Becca Passmore. Tell u…
Meet Our April Get Into IT Students of the Month!
Please give a round of applause to our first Get Into It student of the month for April, Nathalie Haidar Ahmad! Lebanese Canadian and a proud mother of three, Nathalie has acquired an extensive backg…
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