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Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

Kwesst Micro Systems raises $3.4M in U.S. private placement

Invest Ottawa, other local groups receive $15.6M in federal funding to boost startups

Invest Ottawa, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa are among the local organizations that will receive...

Op-ed: Ottawa’s strength as a ‘Bootstrap City’ is one of its superpowers

"Recently," writes Invest Ottawa's Nick Quain, "I recognized something unique about Ottawa’s tech ecosystem: the lack of early-stage capital hadn’t held us back at all. In fact, being “Bootstrap City” may have helped."

Top of Mind in Tech: Aydin Mirzaee talks about how AI is transforming the way marketing teams work

In this instalment of Top of Mind in Tech, Mirzaee breaks down what the mainstreaming of AI has meant for client priorities and how it’s changing the marketing landscape as we know it. 

Trump campaign promises unlikely to harm entrepreneurship: Shopify CFO

Shopify executives brushed off concerns that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will be a major detriment to...

Ericsson partners with feds to boost funding for Kanata R&D centre

Wireless networking technology company Ericsson Canada says it is expanding a previously announced partnership with the federal...

Noibu, Fellow among Ottawa startups to crack Deloitte’s 2024 Technology Fast 50 rankings

Four Ottawa-based organizations made Deloitte’s 2024 ranking of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing tech companies, while another local startup...

Solink unveils new AI upgrades in quest to become global leader in video-surveillance software

It’s a question that’s surely crossed the minds of more than a few tech leaders who are embedding artificial intelligence into their products: is the corporate world ready to fully embrace AI?

Kinaxis hires supply-chain industry veteran Morgan to lead sales and marketing efforts

Kinaxis has hired a seasoned supply-chain software executive to oversee its sales and marketing efforts as it...

Guy Levesque leaving uOttawa for new job at University of Calgary

Guy Levesque is saying goodbye to Ottawa and his alma mater to take on a new role at the University of Calgary, he announced yesterday on social media.
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Canada is responding to a critical political and economic imperative to modernize its armed forces and better defend national interests. As the country looks to strengthen its domestic defence and security sectors, the University of Ottawa is mobilizing to support this domestic industrial evolution. As a top-ranked research-intensive university, uOttawa is uniquely industry-ready, offering specialized expertise across 10 faculties in defence-relevant fields. In this bonus episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran sits down with two leaders from the university to discuss how they are bridging the gap between academic research and high-impact industry collaboration. The conversation features Caroline Cao, the Dean of uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering, and Muralee Murugesu, Associate Vice-President of Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship. The discussion highlights how uOttawa is currently leading the charge in critical technological frontiers, including AI, cyber security, and photonics. The episode explores the university's vision of researchers and private sector partners working together to meet today’s defence and security challenges. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:15 Introducing Dean Caroline Cao and AVP Muralee Murugesu 18:35 Sponsor overview 19:20 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5 How is your organization currently navigating the shift toward increased federal investment in defence and security technology?
Techopia Live: uOttawa deploying innovation to defence | Episode 297

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