August 2019

Cybera roadshow coming to Lethbridge and Grande Prairie

As Cybera prepares to launch its next 3-year Strategic Plan, we are planning a series of collaborative discussions with our community. Our next stops will be Lethbridge and Grande Prairie. Theseย free, half-day sessions will review the digital resources available toย Albertaโ€™s public and education sectors to create efficiencies and improve computational literacy. They will also identify […]

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Cybera helps oil and gas workers find a new start in data science

When Cybera launched its Data Science Industry Fellowship program, we were amazed by how oversubscribed it quickly became. We expected many post-secondary students or recent grads to apply for the program, which was certainly the case for most of the applicants from Edmonton. What stood out in Calgary was the number of individuals re-tooling their

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Data transfers and consumer privacy: Cyberaโ€™s response to Canadaโ€™s Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Earlier this month, Cybera submitted its response to a consultation issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) on transfers for processing. Specifically, the OPC is reviewing how consent and accountability should apply when a โ€œcontrollerโ€ of an individualโ€™s data transfers it to a third party for โ€œprocessingโ€. For example, online stores routinely send

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Cybera announces new leader

After a decade of serving the digital needs of Albertaโ€™s public sector, Robin Winsor has announced that he will be retiring from his position as President and CEO of Cybera. He will be replaced by Dr. Barb Carra, Cyberaโ€™s Chief Operating Officer, who brings over 10 years of leadership, government relations, and collaborative partnership experience

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Free data science mentorship program will help bolster Alberta businesses

Today, Cybera launched the Data Science for Albertans Industry Fellowship program. This program will help small-to-medium sized businesses tackle industry problems by pairing them with emerging data scientists who are looking for in-the-field experience. The four-week industry fellowships, which are being run with support from the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), bring together six companies

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