By Yasmin Ranade
Canadian tech needs to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) because we’re at a critical moment in history where technology can either exacerbate existing inequities or make things a lot better.
By Lee Rickwood
A new public art activation in Toronto makes use of interactive technology to spotlight issues faced by women – including the challenges of homelessness, but also the obstacles of chauvinism.
by Lee Rickwood
Canadian technologists and researchers are among those developing techniques and technologies to sample the air for signs of disease, infection, even endangered animal species.
by Lee Rickwood
As important as Canadian women entrepreneurs are important to the country’s economic success, women still face unique and systemic barriers to starting and growing a business, and they remain underrepresented in the economy – pandemic or not.
by Lee Rickwood
“What the North lacks in IT, we make up in potential waiting to be discovered,” said Rob Penner, project leader on a new high tech installation at the University College of the North, where Penner is Associate Vice‐President of Community and Industry Solutions.
By Yasmin Ranade
To mark International Women’s Day, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) and BlackBerry Limited today announced the success of their joint cybersecurity skills-based program. With the cybersecurity industry facing a significant talent – and gender gap – a big part of the program’s aim was to ‘spark’ cybersecurity interest at a young age.
by Lee Rickwood
The need for effective countermeasures to fight the spread of the coronavirus, and for reliable information to fight our confusion, anxiety, or skepticism about COVID-19, is paramount.
By Yasmin Ranade
Canadian teachers clearly recognize the importance of digital skills and STEM knowledge for their students– yet there are clearly barriers preventing them from advancing their skill sets further.”