Grant: Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grants
Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
$220,000.00
Accelerating Digital Advantage: Supporting SMEs to thrive in a post-pandemic world through adoption of digital strategies.
EF 2021-22
Résumé
Georgian's applied research program is focused on helping local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) thrive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A new thematic area called Accelerating Digital Advantage will build upon the existing Competitive Smart Manufacturing program, to reach companies in a broader range of sectors including retail, food and beverage, cannabis, healthcare, high tech, agriculture, medical devices and manufacturing subsectors. Georgian and its regional partners have come together to develop the Research and Innovation Cluster of Central Ontario (RICCO) for a coordinated approach to the region's economic development and innovation initiatives. Business development, networking, education, and knowledge dissemination events, supported by RICCO partners, allows Georgian to connect with local SMEs across multiple sectors that have a need to accelerate their digital strategies, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Accelerating Digital Advantage research theme, Georgian will work with local businesses to implement digital tools, hardware, and software to impart a commercial or business advantage to local companies who need to compete on the world stage. Companies that embrace strategies that enable big data, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), and other advanced digital innovations are the ones that will survive and thrive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. During the proposed two-year program, Accelerating Digital Advantage will engage up to 20 SMEs and conduct a minimum of 14 applied research projects, focused on development, testing, and/or adoption of digital strategies as related to new products, services, or processes. Nineteen students and/or recent graduates will gain meaningful research experiences through work-integrated learning and result in at least five students hired by business partners. The project will lead to at least five functional prototypes and six industry processes ready for proof-of-concept testing.
Programme
Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
CCB21-2021-00128
Name nom
Ray, Mira
Department département
Centre for Applied Research and Innovation
Organization id
16462
Institution établissement
Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
220000
Program id
CCB21
Program name en
Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de partenariat en recherche appliquée et en technologie
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
97
Committee name en
Scholarships and Fellowships Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne - Bourses
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Installment
inst:1
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Accelerating Digital Advantage: Supporting SMEs to thrive in a post-pandemic world through adoption of digital strategies.
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Georgian's applied research program is focused on helping local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) thrive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A new thematic area called Accelerating Digital Advantage will build upon the existing Competitive Smart Manufacturing program, to reach companies in a broader range of sectors including retail, food and beverage, cannabis, healthcare, high tech, agriculture, medical devices and manufacturing subsectors. Georgian and its regional partners have come together to develop the Research and Innovation Cluster of Central Ontario (RICCO) for a coordinated approach to the region's economic development and innovation initiatives. Business development, networking, education, and knowledge dissemination events, supported by RICCO partners, allows Georgian to connect with local SMEs across multiple sectors that have a need to accelerate their digital strategies, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Accelerating Digital Advantage research theme, Georgian will work with local businesses to implement digital tools, hardware, and software to impart a commercial or business advantage to local companies who need to compete on the world stage. Companies that embrace strategies that enable big data, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), and other advanced digital innovations are the ones that will survive and thrive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. During the proposed two-year program, Accelerating Digital Advantage will engage up to 20 SMEs and conduct a minimum of 14 applied research projects, focused on development, testing, and/or adoption of digital strategies as related to new products, services, or processes. Nineteen students and/or recent graduates will gain meaningful research experiences through work-integrated learning and result in at least five students hired by business partners. The project will lead to at least five functional prototypes and six industry processes ready for proof-of-concept testing.
