Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01515, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Rankin, Jeffrey (University of New Brunswick)|Rankin, Jeffrey (Université du Nouveau-Brunswick), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : New Brunswick|Nouveau-Brunswick, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The research will develop a methodology to assess the performance of a medium-sized Canadian municipality_x000D_
in the context of smart societies. Smart societies in this case is referring to the overlapping concepts of "smart",_x000D_
"sustainable", and "resilient" outcomes. This will be completed in collaboration with the industrial partner_x000D_
Opus International Consultants Limited and include a review and synthesis of the state of the art on the topics_x000D_
surrounding smart societies; consultations with leading experts in this area, and application to the City of_x000D_
Fredericton, as a pilot medium-sized municipality. The resulting methodology can subsequently be leveraged_x000D_
by the industrial partner to support many Canadian medium-sized municipalities pursuing similar initiatives of_x000D_
improving their services and the well-being of their inhabitants by identifying opportunities for improvement_x000D_
that match with their strategic objectives and technological needs., program purpose french : The research will develop a methodology to assess the performance of a medium-sized Canadian municipality_x000D_
in the context of smart societies. Smart societies in this case is referring to the overlapping concepts of "smart",_x000D_
"sustainable", and "resilient" outcomes. This will be completed in collaboration with the industrial partner_x000D_
Opus International Consultants Limited and include a review and synthesis of the state of the art on the topics_x000D_
surrounding smart societies; consultations with leading experts in this area, and application to the City of_x000D_
Fredericton, as a pilot medium-sized municipality. The resulting methodology can subsequently be leveraged_x000D_
by the industrial partner to support many Canadian medium-sized municipalities pursuing similar initiatives of_x000D_
improving their services and the well-being of their inhabitants by identifying opportunities for improvement_x000D_
that match with their strategic objectives and technological needs., agreement title english : Towards Smart Societies: A Broad Assessment Methodology for Smart Civil Infrastructure, agreement title french : Towards Smart Societies: A Broad Assessment Methodology for Smart Civil Infrastructure, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 13450.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada