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Barrhaven Councillor Jan Harder, Chair of the Planning Committee, convened industry leaders today to present the City’s vision to turn the NCC’s Greenbelt Research Farm into an innovation hub. The hub will serve as a testbed for areas that will be important to Ottawa’s economic future, including:
The event profiled participants in the federal Innovation Superclusters Initiative for agri-food. The initiative will award up to $950 million to strengthen Canada's most promising industries and accelerate economic growth. Ottawa is a partner in an agri-food Supercluster Bid led by the private sector in Alberta. Local companies and organizations also highlighted opportunities for the agriculture and technology sectors to collaborate for high-impact economic growth.
Several keynote speakers shared their agriculture and technology insights, including:
Quotes
“Our vision is to create a globally significant agricultural testbed for innovation in Ottawa at a prime urban location: the Greenbelt Research Farm. By collaborating with national industry leaders, we can leverage our rich agricultural and information and communications technology (ICT) assets to grow our economy for future generations.”
Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa
“Ottawa has a unique opportunity to come together right now to contribute to Canada’s success story. All eyes will be on us as we set out to launch a one-of-a-kind innovation hub drawing on Ottawa area expertise. This important project will secure Canada’s position as a global leader in agri-food and other smart city innovations.”
Councillor Jan Harder, Chair of Planning Committee
For more information:
Innovation Superclusters Initiative
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- Agriculture and rural broadband
- Autonomous and Smart City solutions linked to transportation and public safety
- Environmental monitoring, including real-time data collection
The event profiled participants in the federal Innovation Superclusters Initiative for agri-food. The initiative will award up to $950 million to strengthen Canada's most promising industries and accelerate economic growth. Ottawa is a partner in an agri-food Supercluster Bid led by the private sector in Alberta. Local companies and organizations also highlighted opportunities for the agriculture and technology sectors to collaborate for high-impact economic growth.
Several keynote speakers shared their agriculture and technology insights, including:
- Bruce Ringrose, Head of Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations, Farmers Edge
- Brian Pratt, Head of New Verticals Partnerships, Corporate Strategy & Development, Nokia
- Councillor Jan Harder and Bob Arnold, Industrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council
- Paul Mayers, Vice President, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Michael Tremblay, President & CEO, Invest Ottawa
Quotes
“Our vision is to create a globally significant agricultural testbed for innovation in Ottawa at a prime urban location: the Greenbelt Research Farm. By collaborating with national industry leaders, we can leverage our rich agricultural and information and communications technology (ICT) assets to grow our economy for future generations.”
Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa
“Ottawa has a unique opportunity to come together right now to contribute to Canada’s success story. All eyes will be on us as we set out to launch a one-of-a-kind innovation hub drawing on Ottawa area expertise. This important project will secure Canada’s position as a global leader in agri-food and other smart city innovations.”
Councillor Jan Harder, Chair of Planning Committee
For more information:
Innovation Superclusters Initiative
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