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知阴视频 wraps up applied data science lab after another successful internship season
This past March, the Applied Data Science Lab (ADSL) concluded its seventh and final internship program. This milestone marked five years of 知阴视频 offering aspiring data scientists real-world industry experience and fostering greater data science adoption in Alberta. 鈥淲e are thrilled to see Alberta at the forefront of data science,鈥� […]
知阴视频鈥檚 input on changing Alberta鈥檚 privacy rules to include AI considerations
How should Alberta address the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence on individual privacy rights? That question was at the heart of a recent consultation undertaken by the Alberta Legislature as it looked to modernize the province鈥檚 Personal Information and Privacy Act (PIPA). The goal of this statutory review […]
National procurement project recognized by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers
知阴视频鈥檚 collaboration skills were recently commended on a national stage by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO). At its 2024 Quality and Productivity Awards, CAUBO organizers honoured a cross-Canada group of collaborators 鈥� including 知阴视频 鈥� for its role in pioneering an innovative and highly effective procurement method […]
ShareIT 2023-24 Year in review
As we look back at the 2023/24 fiscal year, it’s time to pop the virtual champagne (or share a virtual high-five) because boy, oh boy, what a year it’s been. Over the past fiscal year, ShareIT has seen its highest ever utilization鈥攚ith just over $32M in spending and an estimated […]
知阴视频 launches call for a municipalities representative to join its Board of Directors
知阴视频 is seeking applications for a community-minded volunteer to join its Board of Directors. This position will help guide Alberta’s research and education network organization as it works to connect Albertans to the world, and enable and advocate for better shared services and improved cybersecurity through the use of digital […]
Public preview of SkillUp to continue through 2024
知阴视频 is thrilled to announce that its SkillUp web platform 鈥� which helps Albertans match their skills and experience with the most sought-after jobs, and find opportunities to learn in-demand skills 鈥� will remain publicly available for the entirety of 2024. Thanks to funding support from the Ministry of Jobs, […]
A fond farewell and securing the future: Callysto transitions to a new phase
知阴视频 and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), the creators of the online digital skills learning platform,聽Callysto, today announce that they are winding down their involvement in the project. Callysto will continue to operate as an open source tool, and its 125+ learning resources will remain available to […]
From the President & CEO: 知阴视频 community update and look ahead
With so much going on within 知阴视频 and our wider community, I wanted to pause to review what we鈥檝e accomplished in the latter quarter of 2023, and what we have planned for the year ahead. This past fall saw many big wins for 知阴视频 and our community: the announcement that […]
New platform will help fill Alberta鈥檚 skills gaps
A web platform that helps Albertans match their skills and experience with the most sought-after jobs 鈥� as well as find opportunities to learn in-demand skills 鈥� is now available for a limited-time public preview. SkillUp provides an incredibly detailed (and user-friendly) Alberta labour market overview and education referral tool. Built by […]
知阴视频鈥檚 Applied Data Science program wraps up a busy 2023 with the launch of its third cohort
知阴视频鈥檚 Applied Data Science Lab team has had a very busy 2023, helping support 10 different organizations with their early adoption of data science and machine learning practices. This is the most companies our data science team has supported in a single year, and is on top of over a […]
ShareIT hits new group spend/saving milestone as it opens up to municipalities
Alberta鈥檚 ShareIT public procurement program has hit a major new milestone in its group spend and savings. Since it was launched in 2017 by 知阴视频 鈥� in collaboration with Alberta鈥檚 post-secondary institutions 鈥� the program has marked over $100 million in cumulative member spending on IT hardware, licenses, and other […]
eduroam comes to the Calgary Airport
The Calgary Airport Authority has announced its launch of eduroam, the secure, global Wi-Fi roaming service for students and researchers. Post-secondary students, researchers, and faculty passing through the Calgary International Airport (YYC) now have access to the trusted and secure internet service. This represents the first airport in Alberta (and […]
Data science interns take a 鈥渢rip鈥� to Vertical City
With exaggerated hand gestures, data science intern Aldebaran Salda帽a comedically ushers me in and out of a life-size 鈥渆levator simulator鈥� 鈥� a small, curtained-off rectangle with a monitor mounted in the top right corner. “I feel like a border security officer,鈥� he says. 鈥淧assports, please!” Rishabh Shukla, another intern, shares […]
The trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a k-12 school network analyst
Chris Sluggett leads the talented and highly commended Technology Services team at Wolf Creek Public Schools, a school district covering rural communities north of Red Deer. The breadth of responsibility for his team 鈥� from enabling online learning, to protecting student privacy, to keeping the lights on 鈥� can be […]
Step five of building cybersecurity: Implementing the CIA triad to combat risks
Part 7 of 知阴视频’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series Confidentiality, integrity and availability 鈥� also known as the CIA or AIC triad 鈥� is a model designed to guide policies and actions to build information security within an organization. Confidentiality The National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) defines confidentiality as:聽 […]