Tech Spark Canada Collaborates with IBM Canada, Interac, Pixel Dreams, RBC, Shopify, and TikTok Canada to Empower 70,000 Future Tech Entrepreneurs
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TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2021 /CNW/ - To adapt, adjust and thrive in today s digital world requires continuous innovation, and that s precisely what Tech Spark s new Tech Entrepreneurship Course will teach grade 11 students across Canada.
With support from a few notable tech giants, students will develop future revenue-generating ideas that utilize digital mediums such as websites and mobile apps to solve real consumer problems. Students will develop skills to launch real businesses and learn how to test their ideas.
One thing that our final three IBM Service Corps (ISC) projects in Canada have in common – they’re focused on executing two elements of IBM’s Corporate Social Responsibility mission: improving education and skills development as well as supporting community resilience. In response to COVID-19, IBM Canada has partnered with the social purpose sector to address the sector’s digital transformation needs; build a demand-led Good Jobs pilot; and, help educators and students better access STEM curriculum and resources.
ISC Local offers IBM employees an opportunity to give back to their local communities, while strengthening their skill set in leadership, client-facing problem solving, consulting, web design, project management and Enterprise Design Thinking to name a few.
One thing that our final three IBM Service Corps (ISC) projects in Canada have in common – they’re focused on executing two elements of IBM’s Corporate Social Responsibility mission: improving education and skills development as well as supporting community resilience. In response to COVID-19, IBM Canada has partnered with the social purpose sector to address the sector’s digital transformation needs; build a demand-led Good Jobs pilot; and, help educators and students better access STEM curriculum and resources.
ISC Local offers IBM employees an opportunity to give back to their local communities, while strengthening their skill set in leadership, client-facing problem solving, consulting, web design, project management and Enterprise Design Thinking to name a few.