{"id":3390,"date":"2021-05-05T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T17:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdtc-2024-staging.sociationdev.com\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2022-01-20T20:18:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T01:18:02","slug":"sdtc-provides-3m-in-partnership-funding-with-siit-to-create-indigenous-innovation-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdtc-2024-staging.sociationdev.com\/en\/sdtc-provides-3m-in-partnership-funding-with-siit-to-create-indigenous-innovation-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"SDTC provides $3M in partnership funding with SIIT to create Indigenous Innovation Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canada has experienced a transformed economy, built on the foundations of innovation and new technology. This new reality presents a variety of challenges for Canada\u2019s Indigenous communities. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a class=\"text-green-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/siit.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s (SIIT)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with the support of Sustainability Development Technology Canada (SDTC) <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is tackling this challenge by developing the first Saskatchewan innovation Incubator dedicated to empowering grassroots Indigenous entrepreneurship. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-green-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/sdtc-2024-staging.sociationdev.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sustainable Development Technology Canada<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (SDTC) helps Canadian companies develop and deploy clean technology solutions by providing entrepreneurs with the right support at the right time to advance their transformative ideas to enable a sustainable future. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Canada\u2019s largest funder of cleantech SMEs, o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ur funding gives companies the boost they need in the challenging stages of development, demonstration, and early commercialization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe support <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">entrepreneurs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> attempting to do extraordinary things,\u201d said Leah Lawrence, SDTC President &amp; CEO.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIn partnering with SIIT, we look forward to working together to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to create businesses that will lead to sustainable development in every community.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recognizing SIIT\u2019s leadership and ex<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">perience in establishing non-traditional approaches to innovation and their foundation of relationships, SDTC is proud to partner in creation of th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is new initiative \u2013 The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SIIT Centre for Innovation. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><a class=\"text-green-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7iXaEfJO7I\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">investment of $3 million <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for this <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">first-of-kind pilot<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the two organizations will collaborate on ways to grow indigenous entrepreneurship in Canada.  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Partnership is at the heart of what SIIT does\u201d said Riel Bellegarde, President and CEO of SIIT. \u201cPartnering with SDTC to create our Centre for Innovation puts Indigenous entrepreneurs at the centre of empowering our communities\u2019 and sharing their gifts and teaching with the world.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the 2021\/2022 academic year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> SIIT will accept its first entrepreneurship students, with a focus on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainable land\/ resource management, programs supporting community economic development<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and social innovation. SIIT will engage innovation role models to gain access to experts and advisory supports in tech innovation, social enterprise, economic development and sector priorities.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through this partnership, SDTC and SIIT have a vision of the potential path for future entrepreneurs who will seek to address persistent sustainability challenges that exist within Indigenous communities today. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cClean technologies are important to Canada both for economic opportunities and solutions to improve sustainability. Indigenous innovators play a vital role in propelling Canada toward a cleaner, greener and more inclusive future,\u201d said the Honourable Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. \u201cBy championing clean technology through SDTC and partnering with Indigenous peoples in initiatives like this with SIIT, our government is building a clean growth future that draws on diverse approaches and talents.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada has experienced a transformed economy, built on the foundations of innovation and new technology. This new reality presents a variety of challenges for Canada\u2019s Indigenous communities. 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