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Career Ready Program - Information Technology Association of Canada
What is the Career Ready Program? As part of the Government of Canada’s Student Work Integrated Learning Program, ITAC, the IT Association of Canada, is matching students with small and medium-sized…
Make Way -- The Campaign for NSCC
Make Way for a brighter future NSCC's $25-million province-wide fundraising initiative aims to remove barriers to education for those who will propel Nova Scotia forward. The goal is simple: to remov…
DNS Member QRA Corp receives funding from the Government of Canada for Natural Language Processing R&D
The financial contribution from the Government of Canada will help support applications of Natural Language Processing to requirements authoring and analysis. Halifax, Nova Scotia — March 13, 2018 —…
VC Day 2018 - Your Time to Pitch
As a tech entrepreneur, you know your business has the potential to go the distance. All it needs to take the next step is capital and a strategic partner. Enter VC Day 2018. This unique event provid…
Master Merchant Systems rebrands to Maplewave!
After nearly 30 years, the name Master Merchant Systems fades into retail history. On February 22nd, 2018, MMS revealed their new name: Maplewave. Congratulations to DNS Member on their new brand! Ma…
ITWC Digital Transformation Awards
The ITWC Digital Transformation Awards is a program designed to recognize the best examples of business or organizational digital transformation in the country. It is open to all Canadian businesses…
Techsploration Scholarships Open for Application
Feb 18, 2022 We're thrilled to share that DNS is providing two Techsploration scholarships. These are among 20 scholarships Techsploration offers for the 2018-2019 post-secondary school year in celeb…
Press Release: Students in Bridgewater Explore Careers in Skilled Trades and Technologies
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia - Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Nearly 70 students in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11 from the from Shouth Shore Regional School Board, Tri-County Regional School Board, and Conseil Sc…
Halifax Partnership Launches #HireMeHalifax Video Contest
Get Noticed by Halifax Employers Are you a soon-to-be or recent graduate 30 years old or under? Want a chance to win $1,000 and get noticed by Halifax Employers? From February 6 to midnight on March…
DNS Member Discounts - Lighthouse Labs Javascript Course
Lighthouse Labs is accepting applications for their newest course, Front End Fundamentals with Javascript , which is starting in Halifax at Volta Labs this month! In just 6 weeks, you'll go from no c…
Innovacorp Offers Training Funds for IT Start-Ups
Innovacorp is offering IT start-ups up to $5,000 in non-dilutive, non-repayable funding to assist with costs associated with participating in training programs. If you're an information technology st…
DNS Member QRA Corp Completes Sale to Royal Canadian Air Force!
The $645k (CAD) contract is awarded under the Build In Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) to apply Natural Language Processing technology to requirements quality analysis - with the goal of substantial…
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