“ We ’ ve gone from , historically , a mostly manufacturing-based economy to a mix of technology , life sciences , creative industries , goods movement , agribusiness and food processing , tourism and advanced manufacturing ”
— Cyrus Tehrani , Chief Digital Officer , City of Hamilton local network provider , a local cable channel and with our IT group to be able to have all of our counselors meet and vote virtually on a virtual voting platform and conduct meetings via Webex .” Among its other responses to the virus was a partnership between the city , the public library , two school boards and its regional innovation centre . “ That involved collecting up all of the 3D printers that were present across those organisations and setting them up at the central library branch . This resulted in a lab of 25 to 30 devices printing PPE face shields , which were then distributed and provided back to the city and then also distributed out to agencies in need .”
The city ’ s initiatives are supported by the work of trusted partners , including Nokia , which support ’ s the city ’ s connected and autonomous vehicle innovation test bed . “ That ’ s a part of our Center for Integrated Transportation and Mobility , which sits on a private LTE network that is supported by Nokia , including the network core itself .”
There is a lot of innovation also occurring in the city including the
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