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The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC), founded in 1999, is a catalyst for growth in the information technology (IT) and knowledge based sectors for economic development in the city and Algoma District.
We work closely with community partners to enhance and improve opportunities.
The Innovation Centre is focused on three core areas:
- Business Incubation: to encourage the establishment and growth of technology start-ups;
- Support Services: to assist the SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) IT community;
- Market Development Projects: The development of strategic market segments including health informatics, video gaming and the highly successful GIS project, which serves a number of municipal customers and is responsible for the growth of private sector GIS firms in the Algoma District.
- SSMIC operates an award-winning Community Geomatics Centre (CGC) that provides consulting services and products to health and human services organizations, government and private sector organizations. Our GIS solution has been touted as the most comprehensive solution in Canada. Products include 3D GIS Solution for disease outbreak, asset and facility management. Some services offered by the CGC include GIS strategic plans, mapping solutions, data analysis and Municipal and Utility Management.
- SSMIC also undertakes a number of Youth development and technology/entrepreneurial awareness programs in the community and within the region.
Latest News
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Jul 30, 2010 - High school student video game creators win ProtoLaunch title and a tour of Ubisoft Studios in Montreal
Public awards ceremony and hands-on video game demonstrations mark the end of the ProtoLaunch summer video game design competition
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Jul 26, 2010 - Public invited to join demonstration and awards ceremony recognizing young video game developers on July 30
Awards ceremony marks end of ProtoLaunch summer video game design competition. Public invited to see the handiwork of local high school students and try their original games first-hand.
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Jul 19, 2010 - Innovation Centre hopes to make RAIN
The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre has received $5,000 to develop a rationale for the establishment of an Algoma Rural Agricultural Innovation Network (RAIN)
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