Organization: CANARIE

Industry Canada launches DRI strategy

The federal government is moving on commitments made in its recent Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy and 2015 Budget by launching consultations for a Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) strategy. Led by Industry Canada, the on-line consultation is seeking submissions from a broad range of stakeholders to guide development of a strategy that the department says…

CANARIE to fund Research Data Canada activities

CANARIE has announced that it will fund the ongoing activities of Research Data Canada (RDC) until the end of its current mandate in 2015. RDC was established in 2012 to address the challenges and issues associated with managing and preserving research data — a function closely aligned with a call from CANARIE’s stakeholder community for…

CANARIE supports high-speed network in NB

CANARIE is investing $7 million in a dark-fibre optical network in northern New Brunswick to boost R&D and commerce in the region. The project — a collaboration with the Government of New Brunswick and F6 Networks — will provide the region’s colleges and research institutes with high-speed connectivity of 100Gb/s to position northern NB as…

CANARIE’S DAIR services offered to research parks

CANARIE is partnering with a national research parks association to offer its Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR ) cloud-based computing, networking and storage service to assist small firms in bridging the gap between incubation and commercialization. The agreement with the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) gives businesses access to the free service…

CANARIE’s DAIR attracts more than 50 companies

CANARIE says more than 50 companies are now utilizing its Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) testbed. DAIR offers a free, cloud-based product development environment for companies to test, prototype and demonstrate new products and services. The cloud-based computing and storage resources are now a permanent service, created by hiving off a portion of…

Network-enabled platforms competitions launched

A new approach to software development for data-intensive and collaborative research activities is gathering momentum with an announcement by CANARIE of two more competitions for its Network-Enabled Platforms (NEP) program. Calls for proposals are going out in May and July. Established during CANARIE’s previous mandate with nearly $28 million in funding, NEP allows developers to…

Wavefront and BCNET advance wireless innovation

Wavefront, a Vancouver-based Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) has partnered with BCNET, British Columbia’s high-capacity, advanced fibre optic network, to accelerate the commercialization of wireless innovation through BCNET’s Network Exchange network services project. The partnership will give companies network peering connections to researchers to advance capabilities in cloud computing and network virtualization.…

CANARIE releases economic benefits analysis

A report commissioned by CANARIE demonstrates that every $1 of federal investment in the high-speed research and education network generates nearly $3 in economic benefit. The report by Nordicity Group Ltd and Bytown Consulting concludes that the federal government’s average annual investment of $28.2 million generates $80.3 million to Canada’s gross domestic product. That breaks…

CANARIE offering research network to firms at no charge

CANARIE‘s Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) program has launched its first competition for small firms seeking to develop products, services and applications on the CANARIE network. During the pilot phase of the DAIR program, successful applicants will use the network at no charge to design, prototype, validate and demonstrate pre-commercial technologies….

CANARIE supports R&D to ease traffic congestion

CANARIE has invested $700,000 to establish an On-Line Network-Enabled Intelligent Transportation System (ONE-ITS) platform to reduce traffic congestion, fuel consumption and enhance safety in modern urban environments. The platform has been installed at the Univ of Toronto‘s ITS Centre and Testbed allowing collaborative R&D to be conducted among widely dispersed researchers. The platform will utilize…