🚀 New year, new Youtube uploads of Canadian parliamentary proceedings! Jan 7th 7pm, in person and online – Matt Malone will introduce HansardTube, aiming to automatically upload Canadian parliamentary videos to YouTube, so people can make use of its language and accessibility features. 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2nDSKKJ
Civic Tech Toronto
Civic and Social Organizations
Toronto, ON 1,297 followers
Bringing together an enthusiastic pack of people, to work together, learn together and create civic tech.
About us
Civic Tech Toronto is a diverse community of Torontonians interested in better understanding and finding solutions to civic challenges through technology, design or other means. The Civic Tech Toronto community comes together at our weekly Hacknights every Tuesday. At Hacknights, we listen to awesome speakers, learn and share civic tech stories, and work together on projects that aim to make Toronto better. People of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome to attend. Civic Tech Toronto aims to create a safe, welcoming and fun space for collaboration because we know that when people from different backgrounds take a collective and human-centred approach to addressing civic issues, amazing things can happen! Come out to a Civic Tech Toronto Hack Night to learn about civic tech and meet some great people.
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http://civictech.ca/
External link for Civic Tech Toronto
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, ON
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
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400-215 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2C7, CA
Employees at Civic Tech Toronto
Updates
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Dec 17th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #474: The evolution of retail business: Bloor Street between Spadina and Christie with Martin J. Osborne. #civictech https://lnkd.in/gjmcdj6J
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Dec 10th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #473: Noise Cameras: New Tech to Solve an Old Problem with Reuben Peckham from SoundVue.com. #civictech https://lnkd.in/gSUvgv_R
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Dec 3rd, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #472: Empowering Climate Action in Every Language, with Helena Yu, Luis Ticas and Maryam Tavakoli. #civictech https://lnkd.in/em-SRZhX
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Civic Tech Toronto reposted this
Excited to be part of 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟰𝟳𝟮 on 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝗿𝗱! 🌍✨ Luis Ticas, Maryam Tavakoli Kashi and I will talk about how a Multilingual Climate Chatbot is breaking down barriers in climate education for Torontonians, especially youth and marginalized communities. Whether you’re joining us in person or online, this is a great chance to explore how AI can empower real-world climate action. Let’s make a difference together! Register now: https://lnkd.in/eGwKg7RX Let’s spark meaningful conversations about climate and innovation! #ClimateAction #CivicTechToronto
𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟰𝟳𝟮: 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻🌍 Join us on 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝗿𝗱, 𝟳-𝟵 𝗣𝗠 , to hear how a Multilingual Climate Chatbot is making climate education more accessible for Torontonians, especially youth and marginalized communities. We’re excited to have our team share their insights: • Helena (Qiaoshan) Yu – AI expert focused on creating real-world solutions • Luis Ticas – Generative AI specialist and educator • Maryam Tavakoli Kashi – Senior Data Scientist and ML/AI Engineer 📍𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 To register: https://lnkd.in/em-SRZhX Come and be a part of the conversation! #ClimateAction #CRC #CivicHacknight Civic Tech Toronto
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Nov 26th, in-person and online. Civic Hacknight #471: Crowdsourcing care: Solving healthcare service gaps with open data and civic tech, with Sidra Mahmood. #civictech https://lnkd.in/gBUrY7U8
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Nov 19th, in-person and online. Civic Hacknight #470: Canada's National Action Plan on Open Government, with Cara Scarfone. #civictech
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Tomorrow, Nov 12th, in-person and online! A report-back from the Design and Tech hackathon: Addictive Technologies; with Hannah Rosen. #civictech https://lnkd.in/g7Tz4z4Q
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Nov 12th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #469: Data Visualization at Toronto Public Health with Tamara Augsten. #civictech https://lnkd.in/g7Tz4z4Q
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Stoked to be speaking at the Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight on November 26th! #CivicTechTO "Crowdsourcing care" will explore how open data empowers civic tech communities to create tools that meet public needs and improve people's lives and health outcomes. Learn how Fern (https://lnkd.in/gq2m7UBD) was developed (in a day!), rapid prototyping, and the pivotal role open data plays in solving real-world challenges. Register for free to attend online or in-person at
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