TECHNOLOGY
AS REPORTED BY Business Review Canada , Microsoft recently opened the doors of its Excellence Center in Vancouver . It is a facility intended to create advanced products for the global market , develop British Columbia ’ s technological talent pool , and inject millions into the local economy .
Business Review USA & Canada speaks to Edoardo De Martin , Director of Microsoft Vancouver , in an exclusive interview about the project , and its current and future impact .
The initial question is : why Vancouver ?
“ Vancouver is a terrific place for development ,” says De Martin . “ It is one of the world ’ s most beautiful cities , has a growing tech ecosystem , offers access to great computer science talent from local universities , contains a diverse workforce , and it ’ s close to Microsoft ’ s corporate headquarters in Redmond .
16 October 2016