The Canadian Open Data Society will host our own Open Data Funding Opportunity Webinar from 3:30 to 430pm ET with special guest Mel Chaar, Director, Mitacs Strategic Account Management and Business Development.
Mitacs is a not-for-profit, private organization bringing industry partners together with academia to create Canadian value. We empower Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to our most pressing challenges. Our aim is to continuously strengthen Canadian economic growth and productivity. Founded in 1999, Mitacs supports a wide range of disciplines, from STEM to social innovation, our undertaking includes college and undergraduate students, as well as new graduates and postdocs. Our customers include businesses, hospitals, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations of all sizes and in all sectors. With close to 400 employees and regional hubs in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver, Mitacs is an integral part of Canada’s innovation ecosystem.
They fund municipalities, non-profits, and small-to-medium-size businesses to take on STEM interns and graduates for innovation projects - a topic surely to be of great interest to all our members and stakeholders!