Tech & Science
What exactly does it mean to innovate? With technology all around us, it’s no easy task to discern real ingenuity from short-term trends, but the BC Tech Association has been answering the call since 1993. The Technology Impact Awards (TIAs), now open for...
When it comes to the B.C. tech sector’s showing in a new trio of top 10 lists, two out of three ain’t bad. We might still not know exactly what the term means, but Vancouver is the seventh-best city worldwide to...
Since reading and writing went from the page to the screen, you’d think it’s become more accessible. But as this global report by the World Health Organization reveals, 2.2 billion people currently live with impaired vision, making legibility a very real...
The term “metaverse” is everywhere these days, largely thanks to Facebook’s rebranding to Meta and the social media giant’s pledge to focus on developing its new namesake. So what is the metaverse? To hear some people tell it, the metaverse is simply...
If you think your business is safe, think again. Good fences might make good neighbours, but on the internet, you better make sure those fences are reinforced. With more and more companies offering their services online, the threat of cybercriminals...
Jessica Swinney started studying toward her new career in September 2020, the first autumn of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her school, BCIT, was like most institutions in the province—scrambling to deliver courses safely amid an unprecedented public health crisis.Most college and...
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, refugees and asylum seekers need all the help they can get. To streamline access to justice, legaltech firm Clio is offering its practice management software free for three months to anyone in the law profession supporting...
“Better safe than sorry” has never been more true when it comes to business. As companies everywhere reap the benefits of a hybrid workforce, they find themselves increasingly relying on web applications to get things done. They’re also starting to think...
As the climate crisis accelerates toward a boiling point, local innovators are harnessing technology to help build a greener provincial economy. The 2022 BC Cleantech Awards recognize their efforts. Cleantech accelerator Foresight CAC, which has offices in B.C. and Alberta, presented the awards with business...
Like many other local business owners, the founders of cleantech firm CarboNet had some sleepless nights when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The Vancouver-based startup had just spent a year proving the effectiveness of its water treatment platform, which uses drug delivery...