The City of Kelowna has submitted a bid for a $10-million technology innovation grant.
The Smart Cities Challenge is a federal government competition open to all municipalities, Indigenous communities, and local or regional governments across Canada.
For the bids that all focus on addressing local issues residents face, Kelowna has focused on addressing housing vulnerability and homelessness.
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The City of Kelowna has detailed in their proposal that the grant would aid in the creation of data and tools would make it easy to analyze data from Kelownasa国际传媒檚 housing and homeless serving systems. Allowing the city to achieve a more stable and diverse housing market and connect service providers to create partnerships.
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Through the Smart Cities proposal, predictive modeling and data analytics will give the city a clear direction in how to meet the citysa国际传媒檚 needs, by pairing the bid with the Journey Home Task Force, an initiative struck to end homelessness by connecting people with the proper services and providing housing units.
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Five finalists will be selected from each prize category and will be announced during the summer.
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