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Budget 2017: Waterloo Region rises to smart cities challenge
23 March 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Miovision CEO, Kurtis McBride discusses bringing the Smart Cities Challenge, a $300-million program designed to spur municipalities to implement a smart-cities strategy, to Waterloo Region. Read more
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In Position: CETA has potential to be major opportunity for Canada
22 March 2017 | By Communitech in: Featured, In Position
CETA (the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union) is set to dramatically improve market access for Canadian exporters, large and small. Read more
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These two Bay Area NHLers remain Waterloo Region's biggest boosters
21 March 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured
Peter DeBoer, head coach of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and Steve Spott, his assistant discuss the Waterloo Region community and their time with the Kitchener Rangers. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Crossing the chasm, Part 2. Permission to question
20 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Innovation should not be thought of as just new, world-changing technologies. Continuous improvement within existing organizations to lower costs and improve efficiency are just as valuable to innovation. Read more
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Postmedia's Innovation Outpost unveils its first suite of products
17 March 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Events, Featured, News
Postmedia, a traditional media company, has rolled out a product that allows advertiser to see in near-real time the performance of their ad buys across a variety of channels in an effort to bring technology… Read more
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M-Theory: The problem when we make machines too human
16 March 2017 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory
There are dangers when it comes to anthropomorphizing technology since we don't know what would happen if artificial intelligence was capable of cognition, and if they would be capable of understanding… Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Crossing the innovation chasm
13 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Messaging and product positioning must be different for early adopters than it is for the early majority, and by understanding these differences we can "cross the chasm." This is important for technology-based… Read more
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Nimble Hippo Radio: Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic on municipal innovation
06 March 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
A talk with Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic about the city's new Digital Strategy. Read more
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With Leafs as a draw, Bay Area Canadians eye tech opportunities back home
03 March 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
GoNorthCanada.ca is a collaborative initiative of Canadian organizations that focuses on sharing the momentum of Canadian tech and wooing expats back to Canada. People like Kevin Cornell, CEO of the tech… Read more
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M-Theory: When work ends, then what?
02 March 2017 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Automation and artificial intelligence are transforming the way we work and how much we work. If professional industries become obsolete, and humans don't need to work, what would we do and what would… Read more