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April 27, 2021

What is Strategic Foresight and Why You Need to Care About It

'- By Ramy Nassar, Founder of 1000 Days Out Looking Into a Crystal Ball The year was 2015 and I was working with a US-based company that primarily manufactured and sold deli meats across the lower 48…

Tourism Bootcamp|Tourism Website Bootcamp
March 30, 2021

Upgrade your Website with the Tourism Website Bootcamp

Tourism Nova Scotia ’s Website Bootcamp program , offered in partnership with Digital Nova Scotia, helps eligible tourism businesses develop new mobile-friendly websites and learn the skills to creat…

Future Leaders: Technical Request For Proposals
December 9, 2020

Future Leaders: Technical Request For Proposals

Digital Nova Scotia is looking for a technical development partner to build an application focused on promoting leadership skills called Future Leaders. This new application will allow employees of o…

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September 17, 2020

Join us for our Digital Marketing Basics Series!

Join us for a series of digital marketing training sessions with top-tier facilitators from Nova Scotia this fall. Participants can register for a single session, all five, or a few that fit the spec…

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June 30, 2020

Digital Discovery Camp Returns to Spryfield Through Online Delivery

Digital Nova Scotia and the Discovery Centre are thrilled to announce that we will be offering a Digital Discovery Camp Online for children living in Spryfield! Two years ago, MLA Brendan Maguire con…

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June 27, 2020

Help Us Plan For Future Training Programs and Topics

We want to hear from you! We're looking for your feedback about which topics you'd like to see offered through our training and programs. Digital Nova Scotia supports the tech sector in addressing cu…

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June 22, 2020

Introducing the Tourism Digital Assistance Program

Connecting Tourism with Tech! Digital Nova Scotia and Tourism Nova Scotia are partnering on the Tourism Digital Assistance Program , a creative new initiative that provides funding for qualified digi…

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May 4, 2020

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 a…

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April 29, 2020

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…

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April 23, 2020

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 Scot…

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April 17, 2020

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…

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April 15, 2020

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 Eco…

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