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Stop, drop, open up an online shop
10 December 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Junior Achievement Waterloo Region has had to make a pivot that it has wanted to for years. Moving programming to include a digital aspect. With the pandemic, this became essential if they wanted to continue… Read more
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Tech Roundup for November 2020
07 December 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Monthly tech roundup
November 2020 was a busy month in the world of tech. Read about new initiatives from Communitech, the Ontario Government, the University of Waterloo, and more. Read more
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Inspiration to get through the winter
03 December 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Local design consultancy firm Overlap Associates has started a new side project to help tackle some winter blues that are worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overlap Associates has designed a booklet featuring… Read more
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Startup uses augmented reality to support local businesses
26 November 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
London, Ontario based startup brings the world around us to life with their new Engage ARt platform. Their app allows users to use augmented reality to enhance things such as local murals, statues, and… Read more
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A rare escape from COVID-19
18 November 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News author Alex Kinsella shares details about Rare, an urban land trust in Waterloo Region. Rare manages 1,000 protected acres in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. Read more
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Waterloo Region home to Canada's fastest-growing tech job market
18 November 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
CBRE ranks Waterloo Region among the top tech talent markets in Canada. Read more
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Ontario 'seizing the moment’ to digitize government services
12 November 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Motivated by the urgent need to fight the spread of COVID-19, the government of Ontario is ramping up efforts to digitize and modernize provincial services and programs. Read more
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Waterloo Region could lead the world in 'peacetech'
10 November 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Paul Heidebrecht, a University of Waterloo engineering alumni is an expert in "peacetech" which stands at the nexus of technology, peacebuilding, entrepreneurship and social innovation. He believes the… Read more
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Innovating together
04 November 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
Remy Warren and Amina Gilani, two local entrepreneurs, will be representing Canada as part of 45 Canadian delegates at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance summit. Read more
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Veterans have right stuff to fill tech talent shortage
04 November 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
A new non-profit is trying to create a pipeline of tech talent by providing former Canadian military people with basic and advanced training in software programming. The goal of the program is to fill… Read more