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Blockchain@UBC/Peter Wall Institute Witness Webinar on COVID-19 Response and Privacy

Blockchain@UBC/Peter Wall Institute Witness Webinar on COVID-19 Response and Privacy

The Blockchain@UBC ICICS research cluster and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies are hosting a “witness webinar” on May 5 (9 AM – PM) that will explore the question, “Can Governments Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Still Respect Personal Privacy?” Academics, healthcare practitioners, policy-makers, and members of civil society organizations will meet online […]

Microsoft Funding Opportunities

Microsoft has announced the following funding initiatives that may be of interest to ICICS members. Open Science Research Proposal: Microsoft is interested in connecting with researchers that would like to to take advantage of Azure cloud credits under the Microsoft Open Science Research program. The goal of the program is to support researchers that could […]

UBC/Rogers Smart Cities Challenge
Creating a Smarter City from Home

Creating a Smarter City from Home

April 22, 2020

UBC students participated in challenge to imagine how 5G and other technologies could be used to address real-world municipal problems in Kelowna.

HATCH Ventures Step Up to Tackle COVID-19
HATCH Ventures Step Up to Tackle COVID-19

HATCH Ventures Step Up to Tackle COVID-19

Agility is a defining characteristic of successful startups. Meet the game changing HATCH ventures that have shifted gear to tackle COVID-19: 3DQue 3D Printing for a cause Aiming to transform the way companies manufacture, 3DQue provides a solution to fast, smart, and sustainable 3D printing. For their team, the wake of COVID-19 presented two pressing issues they had the […]