Welcome to
The IMPACT

Welcome to the first edition of The IMPACT, an online publication curated by TechImpact to share stories of people, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology that are changing the way we live and work in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

As part of our commitment to working on our workforce development challenges, The IMPACT will be telling more stories about the work our members are doing with innovative partners and customers. In this version, we are sharing stories on recent investment announcements, information about upcoming events, highlighting a new program called Future Ready NB and more. The more we share about the brilliant minds, investments, and innovation occurring, the more eyes will be opened to the possibilities our region offers. Read more…

Investing in innovation through partnerships

Investing in innovation is key to growth. In the past two weeks, there have been announcements involving TechImpact members.

Siemens, New Brunswick Power;(NB Power) and Nova Scotia Power (NSP) have been awarded $35.66 M CAD in federal funding for a joint pilot project aimed at analyzing challenges and opportunities posed by Canada’s energy transition. The partners will research and test in real-time how the grid of the future can optimize integration of renewables, ensure stability of the grid and manage decentralized distribution in order to better manage the provinces’ electricity, potentially reduce future electricity costs for consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more…

With support from the Government of Canada, Mariner Partners, Inc. is developing an innovative new solution to address a gap in the rapidly changing communications industry. This software will prove critical to communication service providers as the industry moves away from physical network infrastructure and into software-defined virtual networks. Read more…