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Lessons in Data Governance
09 March 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Sidewalk Labs was one of the biggest urban innovation proposals in Canadian history. An innovative waterfront project which promoted future tech such as self-cleaning trash cans, and sustainable structures.… Read more
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Revolutionizing content intelligence
22 January 2020 | By Koosha Totonchi in: Data driven innovation
Originally Prinova, Messagepoint has evolved with content. They started as a service-focused customer communications management (CCM) integrator, and now are a top global software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform… Read more
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The Concierge Cases: StoreCrossing
11 December 2019 | By Koosha Totonchi in: Data driven innovation
Communitech's Data concierge can help local entrepreneurs run their online businesses such as in the case of Umer Farooq, founder of StoreCrossing which allows smaller businesses to sell their products… Read more
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Mapping the world - and Waterloo Region - with AI
11 December 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Ecopia.AI is partering with Communitech, WatCAR and the Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation to use the Waterloo REgion as a test bed to scale out HD vector maps for autonomous vehicles. Read more
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How Blockchain is Revolutionizing Freight
22 November 2019 | By Koosha Totonchi in: Data driven innovation
Roadlaunch, a live freight supply chain management system uses blockchain to enhance supply chain transparency and enabling global freight, fleet and logistics transactions management. Read more
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The Concierge Cases: Summatti
11 November 2019 | By Koosha Totonchi in: Data driven innovation
According to a study, only 1-5% of customers actually complain to management level staff about customer service issues while the vast majority won't mention anything formally but will speak about related… Read more
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The Concierge Cases: Waterlix
20 October 2019 | By Koosha Totonchi in: Data driven innovation
Waterlix is a company that aims to help cities manage their waterways and improve and detect infrastructure issues and optimize replacements of faulty pipelines. Read more
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AVIN Waterloo Ventures Fund welcomes first cohort
09 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Data driven innovation, Featured, News
The AVIN Waterloo Ventures Fund has chosen 8 companies to receive $50,000 and mentorship as part of a program offered through the Ontario Centres of Excellence, the Waterloo Economic Development Corporation… Read more
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LPWA technologies launching on ENCQOR 5G testbed at Communitech Data Hub
08 October 2019 | By Communitech Data Team in: Data driven innovation, News
ENCQOR 5G has launched a low power, wide-area network (LPWA) at the 5G digital Innovation Hubs. This network will allow small to medium sized enterprises develop and test the next generation of smart solutions. Read more
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Accelerating autonomous vehicle design and testing through simulation
08 April 2019 | By Communitech Data Team in: Data driven innovation
The advent of autonomous vehicles will revolutionize our lives. Governments and corporations are racing to stay ahead of this revolution and safety is a critical challenge. An opportunity exists for anyone… Read more