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October 2017

  • 7 min read

CivicTechWR meets House of Friendship

Half-round table introductions with some of the attendees

John Neufeld, Ron Flaming and other attendees from the House of Friendship facilitated a fantastic and eye-opening conversation at CivicTechWR’s second meetup on a cold, wet and rainy day in October. We really dug into some details about how the tech community can help House of Friendship serve our community and the citizens who are experiencing homelessness, food insecurity and addiction. Not by connecting with our wallets or our hearts, although it was a very emotional evening, but by putting our heads together to put our skills to good use.

  • 4 min read

Ontario Digital Service Lab Launch

The Ontario Digital Service team opened a new user research lab in the Back Alley at Communitech on August 9. The lab’s mandate is to transform the digital services offered by the Government of Ontario. It might sound lofty and vague but, with the right tools and expertise in place, meaningful change is absolutely achievable.