Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00479, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Griesbauer, Hardy (College of New Caledonia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The College of New Caledonia and Great White Entertainment are collaborating on an applied research project_x000D_
that will develop a computer vision/artificial intelligence system that tracks inventory assets for retail_x000D_
businesses in Canada. Artificial intelligence is an emerging technology that is poised to disrupt virtually every_x000D_
aspect of the Canadian economy, and offers tremendous potential to automate and improve routine business_x000D_
administration tasks such as inventory tracking._x000D_
Great White Entertainment is a retail book and games outlet in Prince George, and has been in operation for 25_x000D_
years. The company seeks to work with the College to research how AI software platforms such as Wolfram_x000D_
can be used to develop an intelligent inventory tracking system for their store. This innovation will reduce_x000D_
costs to the company through manual inventory tracking, and will result in an innovative service they intend to_x000D_
offer other retailers in the region. College students involved in this project will learn enhanced skills around_x000D_
application of artificial intelligence systems to solve business challenges._x000D_
3_x000D_
Form 103 (2011 W), page 3 of 7_x000D_
Second Language, program purpose french : The College of New Caledonia and Great White Entertainment are collaborating on an applied research project_x000D_
that will develop a computer vision/artificial intelligence system that tracks inventory assets for retail_x000D_
businesses in Canada. Artificial intelligence is an emerging technology that is poised to disrupt virtually every_x000D_
aspect of the Canadian economy, and offers tremendous potential to automate and improve routine business_x000D_
administration tasks such as inventory tracking._x000D_
Great White Entertainment is a retail book and games outlet in Prince George, and has been in operation for 25_x000D_
years. The company seeks to work with the College to research how AI software platforms such as Wolfram_x000D_
can be used to develop an intelligent inventory tracking system for their store. This innovation will reduce_x000D_
costs to the company through manual inventory tracking, and will result in an innovative service they intend to_x000D_
offer other retailers in the region. College students involved in this project will learn enhanced skills around_x000D_
application of artificial intelligence systems to solve business challenges._x000D_
3_x000D_
Form 103 (2011 W), page 3 of 7_x000D_
Second Language, agreement title english : Developing a machine vision inventory tracking system for retail businesses in northern British Columbia and Canada, agreement title french : Developing a machine vision inventory tracking system for retail businesses in northern British Columbia and Canada, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, 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