Smart Cities Challenge

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What is the Smart Cities Challenge?

The City of Kingston participated in the Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge. The Challenge encourages communities to submit their ideas for how to improve the lives of residents through innovation, data and connected technology. The City could receive an investment of $10 million to further develop its Smart Kingston Strategy and implement innovations.

Learn about how the City’s participation in the Smart Cities Challenge fits within the Smart Kingston Strategy.

Smart Cities Challenge Application

The application for Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge was submitted for consideration on April 24, 2018. This document reflects the City’s response to the required questions as outlined in the application.

Read more about the application process and timing on the Latest Updates page.


What is the Smart Cities Challenge?

The City of Kingston participated in the Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge. The Challenge encourages communities to submit their ideas for how to improve the lives of residents through innovation, data and connected technology. The City could receive an investment of $10 million to further develop its Smart Kingston Strategy and implement innovations.

Learn about how the City’s participation in the Smart Cities Challenge fits within the Smart Kingston Strategy.

Smart Cities Challenge Application

The application for Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge was submitted for consideration on April 24, 2018. This document reflects the City’s response to the required questions as outlined in the application.

Read more about the application process and timing on the Latest Updates page.


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    Smart Cities Challenge Survey

    The Smart Kingston strategy is our vision for improving the quality of life for our residents by using connected technology to build better connections. As such, this survey was designed to ask how to improve the lives of residents through innovation, data and connected technology.

    Responses have helped:

    •  Inform our Smart Cities Challenge application submitted to the Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge on April 24, 2018

    •  Shape our vision for initiatives including how our community will take advantage of emerging technologies and innovations to improve the lives of

    The Smart Kingston strategy is our vision for improving the quality of life for our residents by using connected technology to build better connections. As such, this survey was designed to ask how to improve the lives of residents through innovation, data and connected technology.

    Responses have helped:

    •  Inform our Smart Cities Challenge application submitted to the Government of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge on April 24, 2018

    •  Shape our vision for initiatives including how our community will take advantage of emerging technologies and innovations to improve the lives of Kingstonians

    Survey closed on April 16 at 4:30 p.m. Results to be posted at a later date.

    Consultation has concluded
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