Category: digital literacy

This July 2024 DigiShift webinar provides an overview of common Cyber threats within the voluntary sector and what you can do, whatever your role or expertise to make things better. Speakers provide valuable insights and practical tips to help enhance your organization's Cyber resilience.

In this July 2024 Pathways to Prosperity webinar, speakers explore the questions How do governments use research? How can academics improve the impact of their research? to examine the use of research among provincial and municipal governments.

In this July 31, 2024 Techsoup webinar, Ryan Harrington, Director of Data Labs with Tech Impact delves into practical use cases of generative AI that demonstrate how nonprofits can leverage these tools to more effectively achieve impact, enhance their operations, and drive engagement.

Organized by ARAISA and the Société Nationale de l’Acadie (SNA) these May 2024 Cybersecurity and Data Protection webinars aim to raise awareness of privacy and data security principles, focusing on safeguarding client information and complying with provincial privacy laws. Both webinars are useful for all. Part 2 covers specific Atlantic region legal frameworks.

This June 2024 HelpSeeker webinar introduces their ontology focused on bridging communication across funders, service providers, and stakeholders, ensuring data collected at the client-service interaction level is effectively aggregated to assess broader systems impacts.

The May 2024 Future Skills Centre (FSC) webinar will feature a panel of experts from the FSC’s AI-related projects and research initiatives. The session sought to to foster dialogue on how AI is reshaping work landscapes and what it means for skills development across industries.

This Toronto South Local Immigration Partnership (TSLIP) June 2024 workshop focused on AI literacy for service providers in the newcomer-serving sector. It provides insights into the fundamentals of AI and its impact on employment services for Newcomers to Canada. It explores key areas essential for building AI literacy, including understanding AI basics, exploring its applications in service delivery, and navigating ethical considerations in AI use.

This May 2024 Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration conference brought together an interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral group of researchers and leaders from Canadian and international civil society, business and government to reflect on the implications of the rapid development of advanced digital technologies (ADTs) for migrant integration in Canada and around the world.

Ensuring the long-term health and well-being of immigrants in Canada is vital for human rights, social justice, and the sustainability of Canada's health system and economy. This April 2024 IPAC event explored what affects immigrant health, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of the issue. Panelists identified opportunities for collective action across sectors and geographies to enhance the long-term health outcomes of immigrants in Canada.