Community Safety and Security

Innovate Edmonton Introduces Edmonton’s Newest Innovation Destination

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Edmontons newest innovation destination is scheduled to open downtown in fall 2022 as the first home of Innovate Edmonton.

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  • Edmontons newest innovation destination is scheduled to open downtown in fall 2022 as the first home of Innovate Edmonton.
  • Edmontons newest innovation destination aims to be an inclusive and welcoming environment for innovators in every sector, at all stages of growth, across every demographic and will reflect Edmontons innovation success and diversity.
  • With its inviting street-level location, Innovate Edmonton also aims to put innovation in the public realm and create a flagship for Edmontons global innovation brand.
  • Edmontons newest innovation destination will contribute to the innovation identity of our city and showcase Edmontons innovators as engines for solving global issues, said Ashif Mawji, Chair of the Edmonton Police Foundation and Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator, funded in part by Innovate Edmonton.

2021 Digital Cities Survey Winners Advance Cybersecurity, Digitization of Services, Data Transparency and Community Engagement

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announces the winners of the 2021 Digital Cities Survey, recognizing cities utilizing technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity and more.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announces the winners of the 2021 Digital Cities Survey, recognizing cities utilizing technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity and more.
  • Innovative cities are able to leverage data and harness new technology to enhance the services they provide, said CDG Vice President Phil Bertolini.
  • A Drive to Digital initiative was launched in support of community and economic recovery efforts, which provided process reengineering and automated service delivery.
  • The use of data analytics technologies helped lead to the creation of a new department of Community Safety and Wellness.

Innovate Edmonton Funds, Launches and Lands Accelerators, Benefiting Edmonton Tech Companies  

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Quotes “Innovation is a team game and accelerators bring people together to create global opportunities, open international sales channels, boost significant investment and position Edmonton’s entrepreneurs on the world stage. Together we are ensuring that our high-potential companies have the end-to-end supports that they need for growth -- from concept to commercialization and from pitching to closing -- as they prepare to collaborate and compete in today’s impact economy.”  

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  • They will also contribute to Edmontonsdowntown vibrancy,with workspaces andcollaborationhubsdrawinginnovators and businesses back to the downtown core.Acceleratorswill augment existing business training delivered by Startup Edmonton and Scaleup Edmonton, program divisions of Innovate Edmonton.
  • The quality andcalibreof the companies being developed will attract companies from around the world who recognize the excellent opportunities that are emerging in Alberta.
  • Headquartered in Alberta's capital city, Innovate Edmonton leverages,unitesand promotes home-grown innovation as a gateway to solving the worlds most pressing problems.
  • We harness the power of the public and private sectors, ground-breaking academicresearchand purpose-driven investment to build a shared prosperity and open international markets.From sustainable climate solutionsto public health and digital education, Edmonton is a leading globalcentrefor inspiration, ingenuity and inclusion.Learn moreabout Innovate Edmonton and Startup Edmonton , a division of Innovate Edmonton.

Unique business accelerator to grow tech-based ventures that improve community safety and wellness

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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This accelerator will leverage technology, data, artificial intelligence/machine learning to devise and deploy workable community safety and wellness solutions.

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  • This accelerator will leverage technology, data, artificial intelligence/machine learning to devise and deploy workable community safety and wellness solutions.
  • A group of Alberta investors will form a fund to invest in ventures coming through the accelerator.
  • Participating companies will be selected accordingly to the criteria set by the Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator with their service delivery partner, Alchemist Accelerator.
  • Also, ventures from around the world can come here to help further their business through an accelerator offering a unique opportunity in the social space.

Global business accelerators to power growth, opportunities in Alberta tech startup sector

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business accelerators with global reach are setting up shop in Alberta to power new growth and opportunities in the provinces burgeoning tech startup sector.

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  • EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business accelerators with global reach are setting up shop in Alberta to power new growth and opportunities in the provinces burgeoning tech startup sector.
  • The accelerators are experienced in vaulting promising startups through scaleup and growth by providing intensive mentoring, networking, access to capital and other opportunities.
  • Alberta Accelerator by 500 500 Global, one of the worlds most active venture capital firms, is launching a one-of-a-kind accelerator to nurture seed-stage tech companies in Alberta.
  • The goal is to support Alberta Innovates in strengthening an Alberta innovation corridor which encompasses Edmonton, Calgary and rural Alberta.