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Embrace discomfort and challenge yourselves, tech leaders tell students
07 March 2019 | By Kelly Pedro in: Featured, News
Seven leaders in tech spoke in a panel to about 60 college and university women students at the Women In Tech Power Panel. Each leader spoke about their different journey and the goal of the night was… Read more
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A master's every 10 years: How workers will adapt to change
29 January 2019 | By Kelly Pedro in: Featured, Future of Work, News
How technology is changing the way businesses think about their future and the talent needed to achieve it. Read more
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Pitch In! taps power of personal stories to boost local volunteerism
27 September 2018 | By Kelly Pedro in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
KW Habilitation president Jeff Collins has been running the Pitch In! program, which is helping would-be volunteers find organizations within the tech community that can offer employment to them and need… Read more
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From police probes to transparent government: True North charts how open data is being used for good
20 June 2018 | By Kelly Pedro in: Data driven innovation
True North 2018 was a conference to untangle how to use tech for good, also it looked at how open data was contributing to the conversation. True North hosted various talks from members of the tech community… 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