Cybera launches open call to join its Board of Directors
Cybera is seeking applications for a community-minded, creative, and tech-forward 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 services, collaborations, and skills growth through the use of digital technology. Cybera …
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Cybera is hosting a webinar on โA day in the life of a CISOโ
To increase shared cybersecurity learning and discussion opportunities within Alberta’s education sector, Cybera will begin hosting a series of online webinars and conversations, beginning next month. On December 8 at 1:30 pm MT, Cybera will host a 90-minute panel discussion on “A day in the life of a CISO”. Three chief information security officers (CISOs) …
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First cohort of the Applied Data Science Lab gets underway
Cybera has launched its first cohort of the Applied Data Science Lab, which gives Alberta companies and budding data scientists the chance to trial a real-world data exploration project. This work integrated learning program has paired eight emerging data scientists with two Alberta based businesses to carry out a six-month data science / machine learning …
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Cybera’s new portal to the future
Cybera had been using a network management system called CMDB for over a decade. This is where we keep track of the network connection details for each of our members and upstream providers. CMDB originated at BCNET, our National Research and Education Network (NREN) partner next door. Cybera’s NREN architecture was based on BCNET’s architecture, …
New Alberta broadband support to address funding gaps
Last week, Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish announced the Alberta Broadband Fund, a $36 million allocation of funding to support broadband deployment in Alberta that will begin taking applications this fall. This funding is part of the provinceโs previously announced $390 million investment in Alberta broadband projects that is being matched by the federal government, …
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Events
The Cyber Summit is a gathering ofย Western Canada's public, education and start-up technology leaders. The conference features workshops and discussions around the latest digital issues and solutions, and how they impact Canadians.
The Alberta Rural Connectivity Forum is an annual gathering of community and government representatives to have a solutions-based conversation surrounding the provinceโs โdigital divide".

We are matching small-to-medium sized businesses and startups who are looking to adopt data science practices with emerging data scientists who are looking for in-the-field experience.
Cybera hosts data science hackathons that are open to those that want to gain experience and test their skills.
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