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Hartford’s ‘AI Day’ Draws Record Attendance
A team of tech-savvy UConn undergraduates taught dozens of Greater Hartford business managers, executives, and fellow students how to identify a brain tumor on a CT scan in less than two minutes. Using Google Teachable Machine, they demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be used to ‘train’ a program to differentiate between scans of healthy brains and those raising red flags…
Save The Date: CATP Quarterly Meeting (Q2 2025)
It’s here! Next Capital Area Tech Partnership (CATP) Quarterly Meeting – for Partners & Affiliates. If you’re not already a partner, please contact Martha LaCrosse at mlacrosse@capitalworkforce.org for the lowdown! Hartford’s AI Workforce – Building Skills for the Future of Work.
Help Shape the Future of AI & Tech Workforce Development – CATP Survey
The Capital Area Tech Partnership (CATP) is conducting a Workforce Survey to better understand the needs of tech employers in our region, particularly in AI and emerging technologies. Your insights will help shape initiatives that strengthen Connecticut’s talent pipeline, improve workforce readiness, and support recruitment and retention efforts…
Connecticut Children’s and Xerox Partner To Introduce New, Innovative, AI-Driven Technologies To Pediatric Healthcare
Connecticut Children’s and Xerox are reimagining pediatric healthcare with the help of cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Through an expanded partnership with Xerox, the health system is introducing AI-powered solutions to streamline care delivery and elevate patient outcomes. From enabling emergency department nurses to prepare more effectively for procedures to using predictive…
CATP Quarterly Meeting Update (Q1 2025)
What a morning! The Capital Area Tech Partnership (CATP) was able to bring together such an expert and dynamic group of speakers to talk about AI Workforce Transformation with our members. AI is here, and the discussion emphasized the immediate need to train our workforce across all functions to adapt to the innovations that AI will bring…
CT City Has Major Aspirations as Center for AI Technology
In the late 19th century, Hartford built a cutting-edge reputation in manufacturing becoming one of the wealthiest cities in the country, crowned by the assembly-line innovation of Samuel Colt’s firearms factory. Well over a century later, the city now is aiming in a big way to build on recent efforts to again raise its profile as a center of innovation — this time in technology…
Charter Oak State College and Google Launch Groundbreaking CT Online AI Academy
Charter Oak State College and Google have partnered to launch the groundbreaking Connecticut Online AI Academy, a transformative initiative designed to bridge the AI skills gap and empower Connecticut residents with the tools needed to thrive in the modern workplace…
CWP to Receive NTIA Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program Award
Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is excited to announce that CWP, on behalf of the Central Connecticut Innovative Digital Equity Alliance, has been recommended to receive an National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program Award to advance digital equity in the Central Connecticut region. These investments will empower individuals and communities…
Governor Lamont Signs Legislation And Makes Announcement On The Enhancement Of Workforce Development Initiatives
Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at Capital Community College in Hartford to commemorate the adoption of a new law enhancing his ongoing efforts to provide workforce development opportunities for students and workers, support job growth, and help position Connecticut as a leader in the IT, AI, and Industry 4.0 economy.