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‘Smart parking’: The Future of Parking
The cities and towns we live in are in endless evolution, designed by the infinite activities that take place in their edges and nodes. Driving and parking are among the vital happenings that have shaped North American cities since the rise of automobile ownership in...
Wonder and The Importance of an Ecosystem
Lisa Denis reflects on her trip to Montreal to cover the 2018 McRock IIoT Symposium and the importance of “wonder” and ecosystems.
Interview with Jim Orlando, OMERS Ventures on 2018 VC scene
Chris Herbert, cofounder of Silicon Halton, talks with Jim Orlando from OMERS Ventures on the state of venture capital in Canada in 2018.
Silicon Halton Member Creates Ask Oakville Alexa App
Updated: July 13/18 | By: Chris Herbert Brett Gillett, Chief Orbiter, at Curious Orbit attended Silicon Halton and the Town of Oakville's meetup on Smart Cities last month. Brett has been supporting smart city initiatives over the past years and he continues to do...
Smart City Meetup with Silicon Halton and Town of Oakville
Updated: Jul 19/18 | By: Chris Herbert And It Begins! Tomorrow will be an interesting day as Silicon Halton members and key leaders from the Town of Oakville meet to discuss “Smart Cities” and the Town’s plans to revitalize the downtown core starting in 2019. How’d...
My scores for this year’s TU20 Cup contestants
Updated: July 22/18 | By: Chris Herbert On Saturday March 3rd, 2018 the second annual Tech Under Twenty Cup (TU20 Cup) took place. There were 13 teams and over 50 students from local high schools in Halton and Universities. I was a judge and I pledged to the teams...
McRock Capital IIoT Symposium 2018
Silicon Halton and Mi6 Agency are community and media partners for this year’s McRock Capital IIoT Symposium 2018. Find out what’s planned for this years event.
Moving Towards Agile Workforce Planning
By: Ian Cook, Head of Workforce Intelligence Solutions at Visier. This article first appeared on Visier’s Clarity blog Business agility is no longer for the brazen few. In fact, 94% of business leaders and CHROs say that “agility and collaboration” are critical to...
Why You Should Take a Recruiter’s Call
You're happy in your job. The calls, emails or LinkedIn messages are annoying. However, imagine if you are not receiving calls? If you're not, your skills are no longer required, or they're hidden and you cannot be found. Before dismissing a call outright, consider...
Brief: Does the Federal Government GET Entrepreneurs?
UPDATED: Oct 21/17 see [NEW] The Federal Government is walking back their proposed tax changes. We will update this post with relevent links. Oct 20/17: Federal finance minister Morneau pitches small business on tax reform (CBC) Oct 20/17: Full package of revised tax...