Tag Archives: ICT

Réflexion sur l’entrepreneurship au Nouveau-Brunswick

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Jane Fritz

Note again: With apologies to non-French readers, this is another exercise in French. If any of my former students or IT colleagues read the final paragraph of this post and think I am referring to them as “old students”, “anciens” … Continue reading →

Posted in Practicing French | Tagged Accreon, Bulletproof Solutions, business, Caris, CyberPsyc, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, français, French, ICT, innovation, inspiration, IT, New Brunswick, perseverance, Populus Global Solutions, PQA Testing, private sector, public sector, Q1Labs, Radian6, Remsoft, UNB | 4 Comments

Girl Scouts, video games, and women in IT history

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jane Fritz

‘Women in IT’ is back in the news. Girl Scouts in Los Angeles can now work towards a new merit badge in video game development. They’re the first Girl Scout (Guide) chapter to introduce this, developed in conjunction with WIGI … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women | Tagged Ada Lovelace, business, CyberGirlz, Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, Grace Hopper, ICT, inspiration, IT, Maria Klawe, women, women in IT | 9 Comments

Outsourcing, the IT industry, and talk-show radio

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Jane Fritz

Why is it that I have to keep being reminded – over and over again – that much of what we read or hear in the media is missing context. Why is it that I continue, year after year, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business | Tagged Anna Maria Tremonte, business, CBC, critical analysis, entrepreneurs, ICT, innovation, IT, IT industry, opportunity, outsourcing, radio, RBC, Ron Babin, talk shows, temporary foreign workers | 16 Comments

Science, technology, girls and the media

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jane Fritz

Let’s start with STEM. What comes to mind? Plant stems? Long-stemmed roses (or tulips)? Stemware? Stem cells? For those of us who are immersed in the world of science and technology, STEM has a different meaning; it stands for Science, Technology, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women | Tagged careers, drawing, girls, Globe and Mail, ICT, industry, innovation, IT, jobs, media, post secondary education, science and technology, shortages, STEM, women, young women | 3 Comments

Where are all the girls in ICT – and why does it matter?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Jane Fritz

As I ran along our local trail this morning, re-establishing some semblance of a running schedule, I noticed that our town’s trail and landscape maintenance crews were out in full force and that most of the maintenance “men” were young women. … Continue reading →