Organization: Algonquin College

The Short Report, April 1, 2020: EU will integrate COVID-19 stimulus with green transition; researchers team up to share resources and materials in fight against COVID-19; and more

The European Union will adapt its economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic in support of the continent-wide Green Deal adopted in December. Europe wants to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a growth strategy that will “transform its economy and society to put it on a more sustainable path.” In a new statement, EU’s leaders…

The Short Report, July 24, 2019: 5G, Indigenous health, John Knubley

Rogers Communications has partnered with Waterloo accelerator Communitech to open a 5G innovation lab, opening in September and focusing on smart city, IoT and enterprise applications. – Yahoo Finance Saskatoon-based software company Vendasta Technologies Inc. has raised $40-million in venture capital, the largest ever for a Saskatchewan tech company. – The Globe and Mail Ottawa calls it the largest…

New Indigenous entrepreneurship institute to open in 2018

This article is from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Innovation News. You can read the full issue here. Algonquin College is on track to open a new $44.9 million building next spring in Ottawa that will include an institute for Indigenous entrepreneurship, the first of its kind in an Ontario college. The federal government…

Second round of college projects receives $20 million

Quebec CEGEPs are the big winners in the second competition of the College and Community Innovation Program (CCI). Now a permanent program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the latest round yielded nine winners including four CEGEP projects. The winners will share $20.1 million over five years with recipients receiving between $1.9 million…