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Real Connections, Real Results – A DAPSB Story

June 9, 2022

As businesses continue to increase their reliance on technology and digital platforms, the need for support has grown. Throughout the past 3 years, many small businesses have had to pivot their operations online in a short timespan, creating a heightened need for digital upgrades and support. With the help of Nova Scotia’s growing tech sector, small businesses across the province are able to address their unique needs with specialists located [...]

Categories: Member News, Members, News, Projects & Programs

Fostering and Supporting Joint Research Initiatives

June 1, 2022

Did you know that existing research shows that companies who demonstrate positive onboarding see an 82% improvement in new hire retention rates and a 70% improvement in productivity? Earlier this year, Digital Nova Scotia was featured (page 28) in Saint Mary’s University’s Office of Innovation and Community Engagement’s (OICE) 2022 Report (which also featured our member Modest Tree – page 12). The feature story focused on Talent Retention in Tech, [...]

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Meet Our May Get Into IT Students Of The Month!

May 27, 2022

Our first student of the month of May is Mehnaaz Haniff, a 15-year resident of Nova Scotia who has an interest in tech that can be traced back to getting their first HP desktop computer in the late 90’s from their father. Mehnaaz started her career path as a Biochemical and Cellular Biology Cancer researcher. After choosing to become a stay-at-home parent to two wonderful children and take a step [...]

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Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia Leah, Becca, Aydin and Parker!

May 13, 2022

We are thrilled to welcome four incredible students to the DNS team this Spring! Up first to tell us a bit about themselves are our Communications Coordinators, Leah Clarke and Becca Passmore. Tell us about yourself Leah! I was originally born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up with a passion for drawing and painting. After graduating from a fine arts high school, I decided to apply my creative [...]

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Meet Our April Get Into IT Students of the Month!

May 5, 2022

Please give a round of applause to our first Get Into It student of the month for April, Nathalie Haidar Ahmad! Lebanese Canadian and a proud mother of three, Nathalie has acquired an extensive background before deciding to get into the tech industry. Holding a bachelor’s in social science and currently working as a Community Outreach Worker, Nathalie decided to change her career path after seeing how much more demand [...]

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Nova Scotian Digital Employers Predict Workforce Increases

May 4, 2022

The launch of the Association of Industry Sector Council’s (AISC) new labour market information tool, the Workforce Insights Dashboard, has revealed some promising insights about Nova Scotia’s tech sector. Chief among these is that 2022 is expected to be another year of continued growth for the sector – if businesses can hire enough people to do the work. This is the first of three blog posts examining the Dashboard data [...]

Categories: DNS Updates, Export & Trade, News, Report & Resources, Tech Industry

Microhills, Taking Technology to New Heights

May 4, 2022

In the business world, very few things are a walk in the park but for Microhills, solving those business challenges, or “hills”, as they like to call it, is what they do best. Seeing the increasing growth and impact of technology on all areas of our lives, Jide Adesalu brought Microhills to life. Their name is a combination of what they do best, creating and adding value to organizations through [...]

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Collaboration over Competition: KA Social Media

May 2, 2022

Growing up on Nova Scotia’s scenic coastline, Kerra AuCoin Mansfield has always lived by the motto, “the more the merrier”. As a child, she loved connecting different groups of friends and seeing the magic that would come out of it. While in High School and university, Kerra spent her days organizing events and planning social gatherings amongst friends – she was always a champion of inclusion. After her graduation from [...]

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Happy Mental Health Week from Digital Nova Scotia!

May 2, 2022

The first week in May (May 2 – 8) marks the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health (CMHA) Week where communities and workplaces come together to celebrate and promote mental health. In honour of this week, our brilliant Project Coordinator, Maggie Archibald, wanted to share a blog to highlight its importance and why it matters – as well as some helpful resources for those looking to better their mental health. [...]

Categories: DNS Updates, News, Report & Resources, Tech Industry

Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Bernardo!

April 28, 2022

The entire Digital Nova Scotia team is very excited to introduce you to welcome our newest Co-Op Communications Coordinator, Bernardo Vilchis! Born in Mexico and after spending a few years in Houston, Texas, Bernardo decided to aim his sight towards Canada and that’s how he landed in Truro, NS. Currently finishing his diploma in Business Administration with a Marketing Concentration at NSCC, Bernardo will be joining us as a Co-op [...]

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Farewell to our Winter Co-op Students!

April 27, 2022

As we near the end of April, the Digital Nova Scotia team is sad to say goodbye to 4 of our incredible Co-op students. Sam, Tyler, Oshine, and Logan will all be wrapping up their placement with DNS this Friday, and we will certainly miss all that they have brought to the table since joining the team in January. In bidding farewell, Sam, Tyler, Oshine, and Logan have taken the [...]

Categories: DNS Updates, Students

Member Q&A: A sit down with Teebod

April 14, 2022

We had the fantastic opportunity to chat with Paul Odufuye, Senior Director of Engineering & Projects, and the team at Teebod Technical Solutions to learn more about the amazing work they do and how their team has expanded beyond Nova Scotian waters! How did Teebod Technical Solutions come to be? Back in 2020, the idea of Teebod was conceived by a team of professionals with experience cutting across several terrain [...]

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Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, John!

April 14, 2022

The entire Digital Nova Scotia team is very excited to introduce you to welcome our newest Co-Op Project Coordinator, John Cameron! Born and raised in Ontario, John spent most of his summers in Nova Scotia visiting with family. During these summers he grew an attachment to Halifax because of how easily you can get around the city and being steps away from the ocean. He is currently in his third [...]

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Ignite Technology: A People-First Approach

April 12, 2022

In 2011, Ignite Collaboration Services Group was founded based on the idea that attention to both user, and customer experience – a people-first approach – was much needed in the collaboration technology and AV space across Canada. Following a decade of growth in expertise, partner network, and service offerings, the group came together in 2021 as Ignite Technology to bring their Collaboration, Cyber Security and Managed IT practices under one [...]

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Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Julia!

March 30, 2022

The entire Digital Nova Scotia team is very excited to introduce you to Julia Quach, a Grade 12 co-op student at Citadel High School who will be joining our Marketing & Communications team for 10 weeks! Give us a short bio on yourself! What is your education, your experience- what led to where you are today? I was born in Vietnam and lived there until I was 12. This big [...]

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