tech Archives | City Share Canada https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative-tag/tech/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://citysharecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png tech Archives | City Share Canada https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative-tag/tech/ 32 32 UK accelerator Connected Places Catapult has launched a guide to jumpstart the UK’s economic recovery https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/uk-accelerator-connected-places-catapult-has-launched-a-guide-which-aims-to-help-jumpstart-the-uks-economic-recovery-by-seeding-and-supporting-innovation-quarters-districts-and-cor/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:26:53 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=2570 Hubs of Innovation: A playbook for place leaders was created in collaboration with the UK Innovation Districts Group, with research led by The Business of Cities and is designed for place-leaders, anchor institutions and larger stakeholders who play key roles in the innovation sector. The report provides guidance to those at different stages of maturity in developing innovation hubs […]

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]]> Hubs of Innovation: A playbook for place leaders was created in collaboration with the UK Innovation Districts Group, with research led by The Business of Cities and is designed for place-leaders, anchor institutions and larger stakeholders who play key roles in the innovation sector. The report provides guidance to those at different stages of maturity in developing innovation hubs and draws on best practices from existing hubs such as MediaCityUK in Salford, the Belfast Innovation District, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London and the Knowledge Quarter in Liverpool.

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]]> How a Twitter bot is helping people in high-risk downtown Toronto get vaccinated https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/how-a-twitter-bot-is-helping-people-in-high-risk-downtown-toronto-get-vaccinated/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:05:00 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=2553 Behind the bot is Dayi Lin, a 28-year-old computer scientist who also lives in the area. His bot quickly amassed a following of a few hundred people within days of its creation and with no advertisement on Lin’s part — a testament to how residents in downtown east and west, where rates of COVID-19 are […]

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]]> Behind the bot is Dayi Lin, a 28-year-old computer scientist who also lives in the area. His bot quickly amassed a following of a few hundred people within days of its creation and with no advertisement on Lin’s part — a testament to how residents in downtown east and west, where rates of COVID-19 are high, continue to exhaust every option available in order to secure a vaccine in the absence of a centralized, provincial booking system.

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]]> Vaccine Hunters Canada is helping people find locations with vaccine availability, as the vaccine rollout can be confusing for many residents who’ve had trouble figuring out who’s eligible and where to go to get inoculated.  https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/vaccine-hunters-canada-is-helping-people-find-locations-with-vaccine-availability-as-the-vaccine-rollout-can-be-confusing-for-many-residents-whove-had-trouble-figuring-out-whos-eligible-and/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:48:08 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=2511 The organization, created by a Toronto-based web developer, shares up-to-date information on Twitter and Discord about eligibility and vaccine clinic locations across the country, and many have been using it to navigate the confusing process of booking appointments and getting that first dose. Volunteers monitor public health portals, vaccine clinic websites and tips from the account’s followers.

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]]> The organization, created by a Toronto-based web developer, shares up-to-date information on Twitter and Discord about eligibility and vaccine clinic locations across the country, and many have been using it to navigate the confusing process of booking appointments and getting that first dose. Volunteers monitor public health portals, vaccine clinic websites and tips from the account’s followers.

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]]> The Help List curating the most relevant and meaningful resources for the Canadian tech sector during COVID19 https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/the-help-list-is-a-non-profit-initiative-committed-to-curating-the-most-relevant-and-meaningful-resources-for-the-canadian-technology-sector-during-covid19/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:16:37 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1082 The online platform helps connect Canadian tech job seeker with employers; provides industry resources to transition to tech/work from home, and serves as a place for industry supporters to share their services, sessions, resources, etc.

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]]> The online platform helps connect Canadian tech job seeker with employers; provides industry resources to transition to tech/work from home, and serves as a place for industry supporters to share their services, sessions, resources, etc.

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