The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), has announced an investment of over $25.7 million to help 10 Vancouver-based organizations fuel the B.C. economy. The investment includes over $16 million for eight companies through the Business Scale-Up and Productivity program and over $9 million for […]
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Athena Pathways Launches to Train 500 BC Women in AI in 18 Months
Increasing British Columbia’s capacity in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science (AI/ML/DS) is of strategic business, economic and social importance today and will only get more important in the future as every major industry is deeply affected by AI/ML/DS. And yet, BC faces a major challenge in developing its workforce to sustain competitiveness: women […]
GeekWire 200 Index Update Reveals B.C. Is On The Rise
Our favorite tech publication south of the border has updated their monthly GeekWire 200 rankings and B.C. is on the rise. The GeekWire 200 is derived from the Seattle publication’s database of Pacific Northwest tech startups, including Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and British Columbia. The rankings are generated from publicly available data, including social media […]
How to Make B.C. a Worldwide Hub for Artificial Intelligence by 2022
The Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia (AInBC) is officially launching on October 1st. Community ties are so essential in building out a strong ecosystem, so if you have an interest, passion, project or company in the AI space, the AInBC invites you to their launch event. AInBC’s mission is to connect talented people with […]