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The Origins of Canadian Supercomputing: The Visionary Role of Alberta
As part of 知阴视频’s 25th Anniversary, we will be publishing stories throughout the year looking back at the major milestones of Alberta computing. This week, we explore the early days of supercomputing in Canada, and how the University of Calgary鈥檚 investment in supercomputers helped set the stage for Compute Canada […]
In places with no internet connectivity, Alberta libraries offer a lifeline
When you look at the total geographic region that the Peace Library System covers, you get a good sense of some of the challenges faced by its IT Services Manager, Janet Ayles. Peace Library basically serves the entire top-left corner of Alberta. With 46 libraries spread over 238,000 square kilometres, […]
知阴视频鈥檚 Case to the Telecommunications Legislative Review
Last week, 知阴视频 submitted a brief to the federal government鈥檚 Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel. The panel has been tasked with reviewing Canada鈥檚 communication legislative framework in the digital age, focusing on issues of content creation, net neutrality and cultural diversity, and how to strengthen the future of Canadian […]
Forging computational superstars: the Fort McMurray success story
Something interesting is happening in Fort McMurray鈥檚 Westwood Community High School. If you scan the news section on the school鈥檚 website, you鈥檒l see references to: A grade 12 student winning a medal at the 2018 Canada Wide Science Fair for his project using AI and RFID for medical smart technologies. […]
High-speed drug discovery
A supercomputing collaboration between Alberta and Ontario, made possible by the national research and education network (NREN), is speeding up life-saving drug discoveries. How do you screen billions of drug compounds to find the right one? Connect a research team at the University of Alberta with a supercomputer 2,700 km […]
The dream of connecting Canada鈥檚 north has taken a huge leap forward
The Northwest Territories (NWT), like much of Canada鈥檚 north, faces serious disparities with internet access. A 2014 government survey found that, on average, around 20% of households in NWT were without internet. But this is just the average; in communities such as Fort Providence, Nahanni Butte, or Detah, the reality […]
Astronomers Use 知阴视频鈥檚 Rapid Access Cloud To Find 鈥榁ery Unusual鈥� Star System
Adapted from the University of Alberta press release This graphic features an artist’s impression of the extraordinarily close stellar pairing, known as X9. Photo credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Astronomers from the University of Alberta have found evidence of a star that orbits around a black hole every 28 […]
CRTC Declares Broadband Internet Access a Basic Telecommunications Service – How Communities Can Benefit
Griping about a slow internet connection has become the unofficial pastime of rural Canadians. But a recent CRTC decision may improve this state of affairs. In December 2016, the commission ruled that residential fixed broadband and mobile broadband internet access are basic telecommunications services鈥攅qual in importance to the landline telephone […]
Why you should care about internet number resources (and here’s how to get involved)
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the non-profit, community driven organization responsible for managing internet number resources in North America and parts of the Caribbean. Anyone residing in the ARIN region with an interest in internet governance is encouraged to apply for the Fellowship Program.
CRTC Wraps Up Hearing on the Future of Broadband in Canada
Last month, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) wrapped up a three-week hearing on the future of broadband in Canada. Nearly 90 academics, public interest groups, individuals, municipalities, and telecom companies appeared before the commission to comment on the feasibility of including high speed internet as a 鈥渂asic telecommunications […]
Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Despite the fact that we all agree internet access is essential, less than half the global population have access to it.
What is Canada’s average internet speed?
“We are not about to stop doing speed tests, but we do need to realize that taking too simple a view, just the average, may be masking a serious problem.“鈥� Robin Winsor, President and CEO of 知阴视频 What is Canada’s average internet speed? This is a question that has been […]
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