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Title:

Youth - Technical Employee

Agreement Number:

930535

Agreement Value:

$30,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 8, 2019 - Feb 7, 2020

Description:

Swidget has relied on a third-party R&D contractor to date, to perform key technical tasks (hardware & software development) relating to its suite of IoT enabled products. As the company transitions from simpler Wi-Fi enabled products to more multi-functional sensors and devices, it aims to develop these technologies and interfaces in house. One major area of development will be artificial Intelligence – building a framework around the planned suite of Swidget sensors. Current plans for AI are two-fold: non-intrusively baselining behavior patterns in elder-care facilities to serve to inform caregivers, and secondly, in the areas of power management, to reduce the usage of vampire power in home and office applications.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.

Location:

Kingston, Ontario, CA K7K 7E6

Reference Number:

172-2019-2020-Q2-930535

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

703593129

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Amendment Date

Jul 8, 2019

Recipient's Legal Name:

Swidget Corp

Federal Riding Name:

Kingston and the Islands

Federal Riding Number:

35044

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

3359

Amendments:

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