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The First Nations Technology Council (FNTC) has released a report with findings aimed to increase Indigenous leadership in tech. The Indigenous Leadership in Technology: Understanding Access and Opportunities in BC Report (ILIT) provides regionally-specific data that prioritizes Indigenous rights, and suggests recommended actions for industry and governments as they respond to reconciliation. Digital Equity The ....
March 13, 2021 - 7:30 AM For years, the technology sector has been a male-dominated industry, but the scales are tipping in the Okanagan. Pam Boyko, VP of operations with the internal communications platform Bananatag, said the tech sector has changed from when she entered the industry in 2011. She estimated that only 20% of Vineyard Networks, a network traffic monitoring and management solutions company, were women when she started at the company. Being one of the few women in the company at that time, she stood out, and had to overcome gender bias when visiting trade shows. “A lot of people assumed we just work promotions and don’t actually know anything about the product, so we had to overcome that,” Boyko said. ....