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Communities of Tomorrow is a public-private partnership with the mission of making Saskatchewan a global leader in the field of innovative sustainable municipal infrastructure.
Communities of Tomorrow works with industry, municipalities and researchers to find innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges. Capitalizing on the trillion-dollar global infrastructure market, Communities of Tomorrow assists in the development of more cost effective, longer-lasting and environmentally friendly infrastructure products and services, in turn creating jobs, growing businesses and generating economic activity for Saskatchewan.
Our strategic focus is on the areas of water, roads and transportation, and remediation.
Communities of Tomorrow operates with four core business strategies:
Technology Innovation Brokerage and Facilitation
Communities of Tomorrow builds partnerships between the key sectors: municipalities, industry, and researchers. We seek to discover needs and match them with suppliers, and assist in the development of products and services from concept to field-testing to commercialization, as well as the development of innovative solutions and best practices.
Funding
Communities of Tomorrow provides project funding to assist companies, municipalities, and researchers to prove out and demonstrate innovative technologies and processes. Over 100 projects have previously received funding.
Capacity Building
Communities of Tomorrow is assisting industry and municipalities to develop expertise and create capacity, and as a result become innovative leaders in the infrastructure sector.
Economic Development
Communities of Tomorrow works with industry players, associations, regional economic development authorities, and other stakeholders to create economic development in the private sector. CT focuses on the expansion of existing enterprises and the creation of new enterprises to drive economic growth and maximize return on investment in innovation.
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