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M-Theory: How to fix hiring to boost diversity, Part II
09 July 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This M-Theory we discuss how the hiring process needs to change from the ground up and the importance of these changes being implemented. Read more
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Diversity, inclusion and hops
09 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Ren Navarro, founder of Beer. Diversity. and well-known veteran of the craft beer industry in Ontario works with breweries, wineries, distilleries and bars to create diversity and inclusion policies. She… Read more
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Politics key to taming big tech: Tim Bray
07 July 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Tim Bray, co-founder of Waterloo Region based OpenText joins True North TV to discuss the questionable behaviors of big tech companies and what they say about a far greater problem, "the degree of inequality… Read more
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$1-million Leaders Prize winner to be named Sept. 10
06 July 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The $1-million Leaders prize , a Canadian competition designed to encourage teams with expertise in artificial intelligence to solve a problem of global significance is entering it's second round with… Read more
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Tech Roundup for June 2020
06 July 2020 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
Junes edition of tech roundup features many startups that have been able to grow amidst the pandemic, developing solutions to flatten the curve, increase testing and support frontline workers. Read more
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'We're ready to listen, we're ready to make a change'
30 June 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Communitech CEO Iain Klugman sits down with Bryan Larkin, Chief of the Waterloo Regional Police Service in the wake of the protests that stemmed from the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Read more
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Enterprise data management leader ThinkData raises $8M Series A funding
29 June 2020 | By Member News in: Member news
ThinkData Works has raised $8 Million (CAD) in Series A financing led by multiple investors. ThinkData's end-to-end management platform Namara streams data from any source in the world to allow organizations… Read more
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Design challenge winner focused on youth mental health
29 June 2020 | By Member News in: Member news
Nonprofit organization Beecuz is the main recipient of a $20,000 Recovery and Rebuilding the Region Design Challenge, Beecuz offers innovative workshops and educational curricula to support youth with… Read more
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Bringing more opportunity to women founders in Canada
25 June 2020 | By Communitech in: Featured, Opinion
Women entrepreneurs are severely under-represented in tech. They also struggle to raise as much capital as their male counterparts. Organizations such as Google and Communitech seek to support women entrepreneurs. Read more
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RoadLaunch & the rise of connected freight
25 June 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
RoadLaunch, a ground freight logistics management firm has used a regional research and innovation program to develop a new 5G data streaming service. This service will allow real-time monitoring of high-value… Read more