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February 20, 2020

Innovative Solutions Canada Challenges!

Innovative Solutions Canada Challenges!

Accelerate your journey to market! Innovative Solutions Canada helps Canadian innovators by funding R&D and testing prototypes in real-life settings. Check out their latest challenges:

AI Software for Photonics Semiconductor Fabrication

NRC is seeking a software solution that will, through the use of models and data analysis, predict and control the wavelength of a grown semiconductor structure during its fabrication. Challenge sponsor: National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Funding Mechanism: Contract Opening date: January 27, 2020 Closing date: March 19, 2020, 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.

Plastics Challenge — E-Waste

Shared Services Canada (SSC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) are seeking a solution that will enable recycling of e-waste plastics and metals in Canada while respecting domestic and international requirements and obligations. Challenge sponsor: Shared Services Canada (SSC) Funding Mechanism: Contract Opening date: February 12, 2020 Closing date: April 14, 2020 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.

Turning pixels into data: Imaging for Accessibility

Public Service and Procurement Canada's (PSPC) Document Imaging Solutions Centre (DISC) is seeking to develop innovative capture solutions to improve accessibility of digitized documents and increase production capabilities, thus providing citizens and government organizations with more cost-effective, accessible and adapted digital information. Challenge sponsor: Public Service and Procurement Canada Funding Mechanism: Contract Opening date: February 18, 2020 Closing date: April 23, 2020, 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell

Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is seeking a solution that will result in innovation and efficiency in the production of, and access to, a wide variety of physical and digital alternate format materials for Canadians with print disabilities. Challenge sponsor: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Funding Mechanism: Contract Opening date: February 18, 2020 Closing date: April 23, 2020, 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell. [fusion_button link="https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/home" text_transform="" title="" target="_self" link_attributes="" alignment="" modal="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" color="default" button_gradient_top_color="" button_gradient_bottom_color="" button_gradient_top_color_hover="" button_gradient_bottom_color_hover="" accent_color="" accent_hover_color="" type="" bevel_color="" border_width="" border_radius="" border_color="" border_hover_color="" size="" stretch="default" icon="" icon_position="left" icon_divider="no" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""]Discover More Challenges[/fusion_button]

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