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From semiconductors to ocean technology: What Nova Scotia can learn from Taiwan’s innovation ecosystem
Taiwan produces close to 90 per cent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors—but its technology sector has much more to offer than chips. From advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence t…
Starting over in Canada and finding her power through Digital Skills for Women+
Starting over in Canada and finding her power through Digital Skills for Women+ A Digital Nova Scotia Success Story Andrea Ureña had built a good life in Mexico City. [caption id="attachment_3505678"…
Synexiom Labs is tackling AI’s trust problem from Cape Breton
Artificial intelligence has become remarkably good at giving answers. The problem, according to Cape Breton-based Synexiom Labs , is knowing when those answers are wrong. For brothers and co-founders…
Halifax holds its place as North America’s No. 2 emerging tech talent market
Halifax offers companies a competitive environment for building and growing technology teams. According to CBRE, the average annual wage for a tech worker was US$71,500 in 2025, while software develo…
Feed Nova Scotia backs Food Web's mission to connect food entrepreneurs with commercial kitchens
A $25,000 grant from Feed Nova Scotia is helping Food Web remove financial barriers for food entrepreneurs while accelerating the growth of its shared commercial kitchen marketplace. Justin Andrews w…
The digital pivot that helped Good Robot Brewing Company keep growing
The digital pivot that helped Good Robot Brewing Company keep growing A Digital Nova Scotia Success Story For many small businesses, the hardest investments aren't the obvious ones. They're the ones…
Stop automating what you haven't proven yet
Expert Series features guest perspectives from leaders across Nova Scotia's tech community, sharing practical insights, lessons learned and real-world expertise through the Digital Nova Scotia platfo…
Board Spotlight: Q&A with Robert Chambers
Welcome to Board Spotlight, a new series introducing the leaders helping shape the future of Nova Scotia's tech sector through Digital Nova Scotia's Board of Directors .
How one Alberta library leader strengthened her cybersecurity skills with LevelSec
How one Alberta library leader strengthened her cybersecurity skills with LevelSec A Digital Nova Scotia Success Story Stephanie Thero didn't come from a traditional technology background. She planne…
Built on relationships: How WBC Designs has evolved over nearly two decades
A background in psychology is not widely considered a business essential, but for Craig Steinberg, Owner and Lead Designer of WBC Designs , it's become one of the company's greatest strengths. Long b…
The startup tackling the home care coordination gap
A Nova Scotian can order dinner, book a flight and hire a contractor from a phone in a few taps. Coordinating care for an aging parent is somehow still the hard part. That contrast is the starting po…
Pouring purpose into business: How Lemonade Communications found sweet success in values-driven marketing
For Emily Sollows and Meghan Doucette, business has always been deeply personal. As the founders of Lemonade Communications , the two neighbours-turned-business-partners build their digital marketing…
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