Cross-Cutting Technologies Sector
St. Catharines is investing in Cross-Cutting Technology sector to ensure all sectors can benefit from the advantages technology companies bring to a city.
Why It's Critical to Cities & St. Catharines
While not a traditional industry-based sector, it is critical for a city to make technology business growth a priority for the benefit of all sectors. The pace and breadth of technological changes across all industries make it unique.
Talent is the key, as it can move across all traditional sectors and nurture overall economic growth.
Innovation Rich Ecosystem in Niagara
Key Partnerships
ST. CATHARINES STATISTIC HIGHLIGHT
A STRONG, DIGITALLY ORIENTED TALENT POOL
Objective
Support & Grow Tech Across Sectors
Encourage the evolution, application and adoption of converging digitally based technologies that are influencing nearly all sectors; promote the City's talent pool, research assets and innovation culture.
Action 1
Connect Education With Corporate Calling
Strengthen existing relationships/ networks with educational and institutional organizations via the City’s corporate calling program.
Action 2
Publish & Maintain Talent Pool Information
Assemble, keep current and present detailed information on the digitally enabled talent pool that can be accessed by businesses based in
St. Catharines.
Action 3
Connect Tech With All Service Sectors
Support initiatives to connect existing businesses across all sectors with relevant cross-cutting technologies and the creative sector.
Performance Metrics
Demonstrate Tech Talent Capacity
The key measure is the extent to which St. Catharines can demonstrate digitally based capacity and availability of talent and attract related investments.
- Brock University
BrockLINC
Brock LINC is Brock University’s home to creativity, innovation, research and entrepreneurship. Spaces, programs and resources are open to students, researchers and community members.
Brock Institute for Scientific Computation
BISC works to promote multi-disciplinary and collaborative research that uses high-performance computers to generate and/or analyse scientific and research data.
Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute
CCOVI is an internationally recognized research institute focused on research priorities of the Canadian grape and wine industry, and the continuing educational and outreach services needs of that community.
Learn MoreEnvironmental Sustainability Research Centre
EESRC is a transformative and creative transdisciplinary community dedicated to research and education advancing environmental sustainability locally and globally.
Goodman Group
Goodman Group brings together the expertise and experience of the Goodman School of Business at Brock University. Delivering services and programming for the Brock and Niagara community, Goodman Group provides direct access to a full range of learning and development services offered by the faculty, staff and students with focuses on building capacity through partnerships, serving the 21st century learner.
Learn More - Niagara College
Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre
Niagara College's CFWI team offers a full suite of services to support industry innovation and commercialization of new products and processes, from new recipe development to shelf-life testing and nutritional labelling.
Horticultural & Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre
Niagara College’s HESIC team specializes in performing growth trials with horticultural crops that evaluate innovations and improvements. HESIC has extensive experience in innovations that are close to commercialization. Expertise includes assessing technologies, production practices, packaging, media and pots, pest and disease control approaches and more.
Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre
The WAMIC team specializes in engineering design, 3D technologies, lean manufacturing processes and additive manufacturing and works with Southern Ontario businesses to bring ideas to life, from concept through to developing working prototypes, utilizing leading-edge technology, including equipment and software.
Digital Technology Solutions
Each of Niagara College's Innovation Centres has the capability to work with small- and medium-sized businesses to assist with the design, creation and implementation of various technology applications, including PC, web and mobile applications, as well as 3D visualization, sensor development, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications.
Rankin Technology Centre
A 120,000 square-foot complex that is home to Niagara College's School of Technology and features labs with state-of-the-art equipment.
ncTakeOff
Niagara College's hub for entrepreneurship awareness, education and acceleration.
Learn More - Innovate Niagara
Innovate Niagara is one of 17 Regional Innovation Centres in Ontario and exist to support innovative entrepreneurs and companies from a variety of industries start, grow and succeed.
- Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation (SONAMI)
- Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Canada’s leader in horticulture-related innovation, from research and development to commercialization, with a mission to improve the economic viability, sustainability and competitiveness of Canadian horticulture with impactful action
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