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A stronger voice for a more collaborative Cybera community

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We are thrilled to share an important update that gives every Cybera member organization a stronger voice in shaping Alberta’s digital future. At last month’s Special General Meeting, members overwhelmingly approved key updates to Cybera’s Bylaws, paving the way for a more engaged and inclusive Annual General Meeting (AGM) voting structure that incorporates all 104 […]

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Cybera launches call for education representatives to join its Board of Directors

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Cybera is seeking applications for one financial administration leader from Alberta’s post-secondary community and two leaders from Alberta’s K-12 education communities to join its Board of Directors. The open volunteer positions will help guide Alberta’s research and education network organization as it works to connect Albertans to the world, and enable and advocate for better

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Important Notice: Upcoming vote on Cybera’s new membership structure

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A More Inclusive and Collaborative Future for Cybera Cybera is evolving — and so is the way our members are shaping our direction. As part of our commitment to fairness, inclusivity, and community governance, we are proposing an update to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) voting structure. Why change the current voting structure? Currently, only

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ShareIT 2024-25 Year in review

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As we wrap up another dynamic year for the ShareIT program, we’re excited to share the progress, insights, and momentum we’ve built together. This last quarter has been particularly noteworthy, with the single largest spend in the program’s history — a clear sign that members are embracing the collective value and cost-savings of ShareIT. One

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ShareIT 2023-24 Year in review

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As we look back at the 2023/24 fiscal year, it’s time to pop the virtual champagne (or share a virtual high-five) because boy, oh boy, what a year it’s been. Over the past fiscal year, ShareIT has seen its highest ever utilization—with just under $32M in spending and an estimated savings by members of $13.7M.

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Cybera launches call for a municipalities representative to join its Board of Directors

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Cybera is seeking applications for a community-minded volunteer to join its Board of Directors. This position will help guide Alberta’s research and education network organization as it works to connect Albertans to the world, and enable and advocate for better shared services and improved cybersecurity through the use of digital technology. Cybera is globally recognized

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Cybera’s Applied Data Science program wraps up a busy 2023 with the launch of its third cohort

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Cybera’s Applied Data Science Lab team has had a very busy 2023, helping support 10 different organizations with their early adoption of data science and machine learning practices. This is the most companies our data science team has supported in a single year, and is on top of over a dozen workshops and public information

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ShareIT hits new group spend/saving milestone as it opens up to municipalities

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Alberta’s ShareIT public procurement program has hit a major new milestone in its group spend and savings. Since it was launched in 2017 by Cybera — in collaboration with Alberta’s post-secondary institutions — the program has marked over $100 million in cumulative member spending on IT hardware, licenses, and other services via ShareIT’s negotiated agreements.

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eduroam comes to the Calgary Airport

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The Calgary Airport Authority has announced its launch of eduroam, the secure, global Wi-Fi roaming service for students and researchers. Post-secondary students, researchers, and faculty passing through the Calgary International Airport (YYC) now have access to the trusted and secure internet service. This represents the first airport in Alberta (and only the second in Canada)

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Applied Data Science Lab launches summer cohort 

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Cybera’s Applied Data Science Lab for Economic Development has commenced its 2023 summer internship program. The group of 16 budding data scientists and four Alberta-based organizations, labeled the “Neutron” cohort, will spend the next four months working on an internal data-related project. Operating in teams of four, the interns will develop a proof-of-concept tool that

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ShareIT 2022-23 Year in Review

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To our valued ShareIT members, I want to first express Cybera’s appreciation for your continued support and participation in the AB ShareIT Program. The 2022-23 fiscal year saw a significant growth in both our shared procurement catalogue of offerings, as well as collaboration opportunities. Some highlights of the past year include: In the past year,

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Platform Innovation Centre becomes first innovation specific centre in Western Canada to offer eduroam

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The Platform Innovation Centre (Platform Calgary) has become the first incubator and innovation specific space in Western Canada to offer eduroam (education roaming), a global internet access service for the higher education and research sector.  This means any staff or student from an eduroam-enabled institution (which includes thousands of research and education organizations from around

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Cybera supports the spirit of RMA resolution calling for municipal access to Alberta government data

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In the lead-up to next week’s Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Spring Convention, Cybera is offering its support for the motion brought forth by Smoky Lake County regarding municipal access to provincial data. In its motion put forward on February 23, Smoky Lake noted that data is vital in supporting informed decision-making by governments at

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Cybera EXTENDS DEADLINE to APPLY TO its Board of Directors

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Cybera has extended the application date for Albertans interested in joining its Board of Directors to March 15. The organization is seeking an outside-the-box thinker — representing Alberta’s diverse education organizations and geographical regions — to help us advance digital thinking, learning, research, and innovation across the province. This board member will help guide Alberta’s

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