Microsoft Canada and 12 post-secondary institutions including the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Community College (VCC) have announced the Canada Skills Program. Launching this fall, the program will bolster the data & AI skills and employability of more than 4,500 students in diploma, degree and continuing education programs. The Canada Skills program provides opportunities […]
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Microsoft To Help 25 Million People Worldwide Acquire New Digital Skills
Microsoft has announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. The announcement comes in response to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft believes strongly that expanded access to digital skills is an important step in accelerating […]
Microsoft’s Chief Scientist Joins Terramera’s Advisory Council
Terramera today announced that Dr. Ranveer Chandra has joined its Science & Technology Advisory Council. Dr. Chandra serves as Chief Scientist of Microsoft Azure Global, where he leads the Azure Global Research Team to drive innovation across different industries including agriculture, financial services, retail, logistics and energy using Azure’s cloud-based platform and artificial intelligence (AI). […]
Microsoft Expands Cloud Services in Vancouver
Microsoft Canada announced today that it is undertaking the largest expansion of its Canadian-based cloud computing infrastructure since the launch of two Canadian cloud datacentre regions in 2016. As part of the announcement, Microsoft will be adding Azure Availability Zones in the Azure Canada Central region, increasing compute capacity by more than 1300% since the region was […]
Microsoft for Startups Partners with BC Tech to Accelerate Startups
Today, the global Microsoft for Startups program joined BC Tech in announcing a partnership that will develop, strengthen and accelerate the growth of the startup ecosystem on the west coast. Through a series of joint events, local startups will have the opportunity to tap into Microsoft’s technical resources, business experts, and free cloud services, while […]
UX Work Celebrated with the 2019 Vancouver User Experience Awards
Last week the 2019 Vancouver User Experience Awards were held at the Vancouver Playhouse with over 400 technology industry leaders in attendance. Eight prizes and a scholarship were awarded to recognize and celebrate the local user experience community who are creating technology products and services that are pleasing and easy to use. The prize winners […]
TechPong 2019 Highlights the Generosity of Vancouver’s Tech Scene
Over 1,000 people attended a sold-out TechPong 2019 last night at Science World and the 6 year-old event has now raised $400,000 in the process. The boisterous ping-pong tournament and party provided an opportunity for Vancouver’s tech community to have fun, engage in some friendly competition, network, and raise money for important causes and institutions […]
Microsoft To Expand in Vancouver with New Office in Gastown
According to Daily Hive’s Urbanized, Microsoft is increasing its corporate presence in Vancouver with a new office location in Gastown. According to a new market update by NAI Commercial, the Redmond, WA headquartered behemoth will be taking over all 75,000 square feet of office space at the under-construction building at 155 Water Street. Microsoft currently […]
High-Speed Rail Feasibility Study to be Completed by 2020
Business, academic, non-profit, and government leaders from B.C., Washington state and Oregon met today at the fourth annual Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference to discuss a 2035 vision for the Cascadia region. Since 2016 the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Steering Committee has been advancing a broad array of projects in the region in areas such as transportation, […]
Microsoft, VCGA Launch Tech Education Lab in Chinatown
This summer, technology-curious individuals of all ages are invited to visit Chinatown House’s Community Digital Lab at 188 East Pender Street. Launched with the support of Microsoft and the Vancouver Computer Graphic Society (VCGA), the Community Digital Lab offers free programming, workshops, and mentor-led labs in July and August for kids and adults in the […]