Tag: technology

The Knowledge Society: Empowering Canada’s Youth to be ‘Unicorns’

By Yasmin Ranade
In today’s world, if a teenager identifies an interest in a tech career, to be successful in tech at a global level requires an entrepreneurial mindset. Schools have a unique opportunity to adapt to the 21st century and expose teens to new career possibilities in tech, while developing the mindsets to be successful in this new industry,

Canadian map interlinked by computer network

Is Canada’s Digital Divide Shrinking?

by Lee Rickwood
From 2018 to 2020, the share of Canadians classified as advanced Internet users increased noticeably. The upward shift was most evident among people aged 50 or older.

Young Canadian Innovators Battling Climate Change

By Yasmin Ranade
Knowledge Society (TKS) is a 10-month, global innovation program for driven and curious students aged between 13-17. Acceptance into the Calgary-born program, which is modelled after learning environments from Stanford, Harvard, and MIT, is rigorous and only those youth that want to make an impact in the world are selected

graphic shows various workplace cubicles with computers and video cameras

Consent of the Employed: Workplace Surveillance and Employee Monitoring

Employee monitoring and workplace surveillance means big business. It may also mean big brother. Employee monitoring lets organizations track the activities of employees and gather information that helps drive productivity and boost security. With an uptick in the number of…