Building Civic Tech to Deliver Better Public Services in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
Technological transformation in the public service is part of a trend toward designing and developing technology for the common good.
Tag: Canadian Innovation
Comparing online e-learning courses for programmers and designers
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The advantage of online courses is that you can take it at your leisure. You’re free to take a few hours a week or you can immerse yourself through the well-spaced modules to complete it much sooner.
AI, Machine Learning, Big Data Analysis Help You Decide What to Wear
by Lee Rickwood
Artificial intelligence can positively influence the future of fashion, but it is also showing interesting parallels between the use of big data to analyze, even create, fashion trends and the use of big data to analyze, even influence, voter habits.
Canadians Saving Lives with VR Videos, Web Resources, New Technologies
A new safety campaign in Canada is using virtual reality videos and other digital media resources to save lives. They are useful technologies to be sure, but the most impactful element of the campaign may be its real-world re-enactments. Every…
Blockchain Technology Promises ‘Profound Change’ as Alternative to Crap Table
by Lee Rickwood
The decentralized nature of the blockchain and the almost continual validation of ledger activities through algorithmic processing requires a lot of computational horsepower and data transmission throughput.
Digital Technology: Promise or Peril? The Great Debate Rages at ideacity
by Lee Rickwood
It is our collective responsibility to evaluate not just ourselves, but also our technologies. We must determine what the external costs of our current or future lifestyle will be.
Reviewing the Nanoleaf Aurora LED light panels
By Ted Kritsonis
LED lights are undeniably cool, especially when it comes to unique designs and setups the way in which Nanoleaf’s light panels work.
App Contest to Drive Innovation in the Legal Profession
By Yasmin Ranade
Developers have until the end of July to submit apps that address a difficulty legal professionals face daily when managing their business for the chance to win a $100,000 prize through the Clio Launch//Code content.