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A gender-balanced world at ORION

March 8, 2019

International Women's Day 2019 ORION seeks to enable and support Ontario innovators in their efforts to make the world a better place. The future at ORION is an exciting one and we all have a part to play in building ... Continue Reading

Partners in National Research and Education Network (NREN) complete first collaborative procurement initiative to strengthen cybersecurity for Canada’s NREN

February 27, 2019

ORION has announced the successful conclusion of the first procurement for a national Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. The SIEM initiative involves a collaboration of 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners of Canada’s National Research and Education Network ... Continue Reading

Saving Ontario’s most vulnerable infants

February 8, 2019

Infants receive the medical care that could help improve their delicate health and save their brand-new lives Some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents can be found on the campus of McMaster University in Hamilton. But they’re not students. They are ... Continue Reading

Waterlook Catholic DSB explores Virtual Fieldtrips

ORION’s year: A letter to Ontario’s innovation community

Alfonso Licata President and CEO, ORION

May 1, 2018

Today at Day 1 of THINK, during our Advisory Group Meetup, I unveiled our year ahead. At the same time, I launched our "year that was". I hope to see you tomorrow at THINK so I can tell you more. ... Continue Reading

Slow Lane: Will Net Neutrality prevail in Ontario or are there ominous clouds on the horizon?

Research networks insulated from adverse effects of US net neutrality changes

March 19, 2018

Much has been made of the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality regulations by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late last year. Opponents fear that US-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will be now able to change the way people access ... Continue Reading