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The Government of Canada Launches Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for AI and the Internet of Things
July 16, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring the Copyright Act remains responsive to modern realities and that Canada’s copyright framework continues to be effect…
Highlighting Last Year’s 2020 Winners: Techsploration
The Nova Scotia tech sector is thriving, our need for a full talent pipeline continues to be essential, and organizations like Techsploration are working hard to ensure we have it! Last fall, Techspl…
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Noel!
The Digital Nova Scotia team is growing, we’ve added a new member to our team! Noel Guscott (he/him/his) was born in Kingston, Ontario, but Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is truly his home. He has an insatia…
GSTS Expands OCIANA™ Port Optimization Consortium
OCIANA™ Consortium to lead Port Innovation, Efficiency and Environmental Protection HALIFAX, NS, July 13, 2021 - Global Spatial Technology Solutions ("GSTS" or "the Company") an Artificial Intelligen…
Highlighting Last Year's 2020 Winners: Akram Al-Otumi
Akram Al-Otumi seamlessly switches between leading and executing – dreaming big about what could be in our tech community and then making it happen. An active contributor to Nova Scotia’s thriving te…
BenefitHub and GetintheLoop Announce Integration Partnership
Media Release - July 7, 2021 BenefitHub and GetintheLoop announce integration partnership that will connect more Canadians to local businesses GetintheLoop, Canada’s largest local offers and rewards…
IGNITE & The Nova Scotia Innovation Hub (NSHI) Growing Bioeconomy
July 7th, 2021 --- IGNITE Atlantic (IGNITE) and the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub (NSIH) are pleased to announce the launch of Careers in Sustainability, a program that will help Nova Scotians and those…
Calling all coders!
The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is looking for people who code to create and deliver custom code under an open-source license. These low dollar value ($10K or less) coding opportu…
Leveling Up with Windows 11
Announced on June 24, 2021, with an expected release in late 2021, Windows 11 is the successor to Windows 10, released in 2015. Digital Nova Scotia's co-op student Logan Oderkirk was eager to jump on…
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Mitch!
The Digital Nova Scotia team is growing, we’ve added a new member to our team! Born in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Mitch Jean is a graduate of NSCC’s IT Systems Management and Security program. He…
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Emily!
The Digital Nova Scotia team is growing, we’ve added a new member to our team! Emily van den Hoogen graduated from the Business Administration program with a focus in Marketing at Nova Scotia Communi…
May SEO Brunch Audit with Recognize Your Potential
On the last Monday of every month, MacMillan Search hosts SEO Brunch; a virtual meetup focused on Search Engine Optimization. Each brunch features a 10-minute SEO Audit, a guest speaker, and a Q&A to…
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