Archive for April, 2015

Makerspaces Matter – Repost from the University of Victoria

Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Hackerspaces, Incubators and Accelerators, Makerspaces, Old Knowledge to New Things, Openness, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Research Strategy, Technology, University of Victoria, University Policy, University-Incubator interaction, Victoria on April 11, 2015

The following article “Makerspaces Matter” was reposted from the website of the University of Victoria and was written by Tara Sharpe. here is the url: http://ring.uvic.ca/news/makerspaces-matter This article is substantially relevant to the mission and content of this blog, The Academic Entrepreneur, thus its chosen for reposting in order that a wider audience might benefit from […]

3D Printing, art, Canada, comparative, computation, cultural, digital fabrication, historical objects, humanities, immersion, intersection, makerspaces, making, Marker Lab, media, prototyping, STEM, technology, Technology Enterprise Facility, tectoria, university makerspace, UVic, Victoria, Victorian innovation

The Comeback of Hardware in the West

Posted by academicentrepreneur in Business Models, Canada, Hackerspaces, Hardware Incubators, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Policy, Old Knowledge to New Things, Regional Innovation, Sooke, Uncategorized on April 11, 2015

The following article was reposted from the Sooke Pocket News and was published on 10-04-2015 The comeback of Hardware Innovation in the West presents opportunities for Sooke Posted on April 10, 2015 by SookePub by Michael Clouser Hardware innovation in the West is coming back. We’ll see a surge of new products being invented, especially […]

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Lessons from Iceland for Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island and Sooke

Posted by academicentrepreneur in alternative energies, Canada, China, Cornell University, First Nations Innovations, Green Economy, Higher Education, Horticulture, Iceland, Low Carbon Economy, Old Knowledge to New Things, Sooke, Sustainability, Technology, Triple Helix, University Policy, Victoria on April 11, 2015

This article is reposted from the Sooke Pocket News and was published on 11 April 2015. Lessons from Iceland for Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island and Sooke By Michael Clouser With the recent visit by Kinder Morgan to the Sooke Council, and the recent referendum in Sooke regarding the passage of oil tankers through the […]

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