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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…
Atlantic Labour Market Brief: May 2022
Canada Employment rose during the month by 39,800 jobs , making it the fourth consecutive monthly gain. Full-time jobs increased alongside fewer part-time. The unemployment rate fell in the month to…
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…
Focal Place Inc: An Intelligently Practical Approach to Business
George Semeczko’s extensive knowledge within the tech industry, combined with his academic mastery have turned him into the leader he is today. After completing his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the U…
Collaboration, Connection, Covers.com
It’s been an unforgettable 18-months for the team at Covers, after growing from 50 to 110 full-time staff and opening their brand new office - they’re now heading towards tripling their team! Covers.…
Forward Creative: Creativity in an Evolving Digital Marketplace
Inspired by the genuine community and entrepreneurial spirit of Nova Scotia’s North Shore, mother-daughter duo Gillian Forward and Mary Ellen Makhlouf combined their unique skill sets in hopes of hel…
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…
Hiring new talent has never been easier for Canadian businesses with the iAdvance Pathways Program
Developed by ICTC , the iAdvance Pathways Program provides career coaching and wage subsidies that aid employers in the tech sector. This is the ideal resource for employers looking to obtain talente…
Key Skills Tech Employers Need from Digitally Skilled Workers
In our first blog post discussing digital sector results illustrated on the Workforce Insights Dashboard (which visualizes responses from the Workforce Insights Survey), we identified that Nova Scoti…
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…
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