Buckley Smith

Staff writer for IT World Canada. Covering the world of technology as it applies to business. Buckley is an avid sports fan who loves travel, food, and music. Can be contacted at [email protected] or 416-290-2000.

Articles by Buckley Smith

New global drone standards will help address quality control for a growing market, says CEO of InDro Robotics

The International Organization of Standards (ISO) released its approved drone standards earlier this month, and some within the industry believe a set of standards like this helps the industry as it looks to grow.

Hashtag Trending – Harnessing star energy; Boeing halts 737 MAX; Google fires another activist

A Canadian company is set to harness the power of the stars; Boeing announces it is halting production of 737 MAX; Google fires another...

Ottawa to begin sharing data with Waze for Cities

The City of Ottawa has announced plans to partner with the Waze for Cities program. “Many residents need road and traffic information to get around...

TikTok hiring country manager for Canada

It seems TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media company headquartered in California, is looking to make a move into Canada, following a job posting for a country manager for Canada on LinkedIn.

Hashtag Trending – 2020 job trends; injured Amazon workers protesting; don’t lose the Apple cloth

The fastest growing jobs in Canada for 2020; injured Amazon workers are protesting the company; Apple warns users not to lose cleaning cloth The new...

Nova Scotia’s CDO urges other governments to create digital services teams

Despite the fact that Nova Scotia just recently announced the launch of the Nova Scotia Digital Services team, its chief digital officer has been on the job since June and she says she has already seen the impact even one successful project can have.

Hashtag Trending – Googlers upset about founders departing; Amazon employees at risk; iPhone 11 Pro stealing location data

Google employees are upset that founders left instead of fixing the culture; Amazon putting its employees at risk to fulfill holiday deliveries; iPhone 11...

Applications for free IT career training courses closing soon

ComIT - a registered charity that provides free IT career training courses to those who can prove a need - has three January courses...

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