Call for Proposals: CENGN Living Lab Initiative

Discover opportunities to solve real industry challenges through the CENGN Living Lab Initiative. CENGN works with leading industry partners seeking Canadian startups and scaleups to develop, test, and implement innovative solutions in live operational environments. Each Call for Proposal outlines the main use cases and challenges industry is looking to connected technology solutions to solve.

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Smart Agriculture Living Lab Call for Proposals

Sponsored by the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, this Call for proposals addresses priority problem statements in the agri-food sector that can be addressed through smart agriculture solutions. This includes the following Industry Challenges:

  • Agricultural Robotics and Automation
  • Smart Irrigation Systems
  • AI for Precision Agriculture and Affordable Precision Agriculture for Smallholders
  • Sustainable Pest Management
  • AI-powered Farm Management Software (including for smallholder farms)

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About CENGN

CENGN, Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, helps startups and scaleups bring their solutions to market. CENGN provides the resources and technical expertise to test and validate innovative solutions while developing tech talent through its internship programs.

Since 2014, CENGN’s programs have created nearly 12,000 Canadian jobs, contributed $1.15 billion to Canada’s GDP, supported over 300 internships with a 97% employment rate, and completed over 230 commercialization projects to build Canada’s position and expertise in the global technology landscape.

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Do you have a question about the CENGN Living Lab Initiative?

With a passion for industry development, Lisa Klimstra is the Senior Manager of Business Development for CENGN. She’s responsible for leading all aspects of the Business Development function. She is an advocate for the CENGN Living Lab Initiative, which provides the services, expertise, and infrastructure required to test and validate network technology solutions.

For questions about partnership opportunities or program applications, please contact Lisa at at [email protected].

CENGN Living Lab Initiative

Test and validate your solution through a CENGN Living Lab Project