GEO Nova Scotia Insight Forum: Exploring the UK’s Approach to Digital Equity Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025Time: 1:00 PM AST (Nova Scotia Time)Location: Virtual (Details to Follow) Join us for a compelling virtual panel discussion featuring leading experts on digital inclusion: Our panel will explore groundbreaking research on the Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS)—a transformative…
Author: Matt Spurway
Nova Scotia: A Leader in Digital Inclusion
The world has become “digital by default” and we are expected to be connected. Those who aren’t digitally included are being left behind, and that is a problem for everyone.
Luckily, Nova Scotia has emerged from the pandemic as a leader when it comes to Digital Inclusion!
LOCATION NEEDED: We are putting down roots!
*please share this poster with your networks* GEO Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization founded in early 2022 to coordinate a growing network of partners, working together to ensure everyone has what they need for Digital Inclusion; access to the internet, a good device, and the skills to use them confidently and safely. Working remotely…
Now Hiring: Digital Inclusion Faclitator (Cape Breton)
GEO Nova Scotia is growing and to do our job well, we need more great people to join us. We offer living wages, generous vacation, health insurance, and the opportunity to work from home. Check out this exciting opportunity in Cape Breton. Maybe you are the perfect fit, or maybe you know someone who is!…
Online Hip Hop Program “The Source” Launches In Partnership With GEO Nova Scotia
Attention youth-serving partners! We are proud to announce a new partnership with Unity Charity to help deliver their newest program, The Source, virtual Hip Hop programming facilitated by African Nova Scotian Hip Hop artists and serving African Nova Scotian youth (ages 14 – 19) living in rural communities. Working at the very frontier of digital inclusion and accessibility, Unity…
GEO Nova Scotia Programming Update
The new GEO Nova Scotia staff team is ready and excited to begin delivering the two programs we’ve been developing over the past months, our remade GEO Connects program, and our new GEO Digital Champions program. November 1 – December 16 will be used to test our new programs with a selection of our past…
2021-2022 Evaluation Report
It is with pride and gratitude that we share our 2021-2022 Evaluation Report and infographic. Thank you to everyone who played a role in making all this happen: Delivery Partners, Referral Partners, Strategic and Funding Partners, suppliers, volunteers, and participants. And a special thanks to our brilliant Learning & Evaluation Lead, Cari Patterson, and everyone who contributed…
GEO Nova Scotia Board Announced
“After two years of success and growth, we are proud to announce the recent certification of GEO Nova Scotia as a not-for-profit society and our inaugural Board of Directors,” said Matt Spurway, GEO Nova Scotia founder and Executive Director. GEO Nova Scotia began in April 2020 as a small, community-led initiative in Dartmouth North in…