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Digital Main Street Lab partners with augmented reality tech company EXAR Studios
KITCHENER, ONT., November 26, 2020 —EXAR Studios, an augmented reality (AR) development organization, and TechAlliance member company, has been selected as a participant in the Digital Main Street Lab program to help independent local businesses thrive.
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- Ready to hire remote workers abroad? Communitech Outposts now available in 160+ countries - November 17, 2020
- Communitech and Laurier to develop framework to prepare mid-career workforce for Future of Work - November 16, 2020
- Digital Main Street Lab partners with restaurant tech company Sociavore - November 06, 2020
- AVIN at Communitech launches OpenHDMaps - October 28, 2020
- Mentorship pilot pairs Indigenous youth with tech volunteers - October 05, 2020
- Communitech takes over Times Square to tell U.S. tech workers: “We Want You” - September 21, 2020
- ‘Fake news’ meets real adversary as $1M Leaders Prize awarded to Canadian AI solution - September 10, 2020
- Communitech and Digital Main Street expand details of Future Proof program - August 20, 2020
- AVIN Waterloo Ventures at Communitech announces next cohort of startups - July 28, 2020
- Communitech confirms lease with Lang Tannery through 2025 - July 08, 2020
Reports
Communitech annual reports
Other reports
- The post-viral pivot: how Canada’s tech startups can drive the recovery from COVID-19
(Innovation Economy Council, April 2020)
Communitech in the news
- Communitech raising money for organizations in need (May 14, 2020)
- Another virtual job fair coming after successful Communitech Tech Jam (May 8, 2020)
- Communitech taking additional measures to contain spread of COVID-19 (March 12, 2020)
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Startup uses augmented reality to support local businesses
Imagine strolling down a city street on a sunny afternoon. You pull out your phone and look through the camera lens: there’s the street as it looks today, and superimposed over it, you also see how it… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
2020-11-26 10:59 am - Featured
Waterloo Region tops list of fast-growing major tech markets
Waterloo Region is the fastest-growing major tech market in Canada, according to new research from commercial real estate and research firm CBRE. Jobs in the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem grew 51.4 per… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
2020-11-18 5:17 pm - Featured
Ontario ‘seizing the moment’ to digitize government services
Galvanized by the urgent need to fight the spread of COVID-19, the Ontario government is ramping up efforts to digitize and modernize provincial services and programs. “In the midst of a global pandemic,… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
2020-11-12 2:54 pm - Featured