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Ideas: Innovation tailor made for the military
13 June 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The Government of Canada rolled out a 20-year, $1.6-billion program designed to efficiently target problems faced by branches of the Canadian security establishment. The program called IDEaS, invites the… Read more
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P&P Optica closes $3.1 million fundraising round
12 June 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
P&P Optica specializes in scanning equipment capable of analyzing food as it’s moving down the production line. They received a CDN$3.1 million boost after of a successful fundraising round from Fulcrum… Read more
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FleetCarma acquired by Geotab as electric vehicle adoption grows
12 June 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Waterloo-based FleetCarma, whose technology eases the adoption of electric vehicles, has been acquired by Geotab of Oakville, Ont., whose Internet of Things platform helps improve management of commercial… Read more
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Don't just show up, take part: How tech can help build community
06 June 2018 | By Kelly Pedro in: Featured, News, True North
Tech companies have the power to shape their communities. At True North, there was panel discussion about building an equitable tech community. True North set out to refocus the tech industry as a force… Read more
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Tech for Good Declaration, forged at True North, goes live
31 May 2018 | By Kelly Pedro in: Featured, News, True North
At the second day of True North 18, the Tech for Good Declaration went live. On day 1, delegates worked on the living document, which sets out to guide the Canadian tech industry’s future as it grapples… Read more
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#TrueNorth18 live blog
31 May 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, True North
Dispatches from the 2018 True North Conference. Read more
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Corridor Demo Day puts startups in front of 180+ investors
31 May 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, True North
Corridor Demo Day is a collaboration between Corridor-based organizations including Communitech, Velocity, OneEleven, MaRS, DMZ, the Accelerator Centre, Innovation Factory, NEXT Canada, RIC Centre, Creative… Read more
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True North 2018 ends, a big conversation starts
31 May 2018 | By Communitech News Team in: Featured, News, True North
True North, conceived as an opportunity for frank talk about the direction of tech at a time when technology and tech companies have come under scrutiny and criticism, dove into big issues, amplifying… Read more
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"How amazing was that?" – True North Day 1 wraps up
30 May 2018 | By Communitech News Team in: Featured, News, True North
From discussions about fake news, to warnings about cyber security, to gender diversity, to the ethics of AI, to ending the bro culture of Silicon Valley, the stated quest of True North – to rewire tech’s… Read more
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How Canadians feel about tech, AI and the future as True North approaches
28 May 2018 | By Kelly Pedro in: Featured, News, True North
Canadians worry that when it comes to technological advances, things will get worse before they get better. Job loss and work transitions may lead to a greater inequity before technology navigates us to… Read more