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Did you know we have a one in five chance of winning $50 million to improve child and youth well-being in Waterloo region? That's right, we've been shortlisted in the Federal Government's Smart Cities Challenge!
This Smart Waterloo Region (SWR) information hub has everything you need to know about our project.
To win, we need to become the best community in Canada for kids! Help us by: spreading the word, attending a meeting, or sharing your ideas. We plan to use them. Stay informed by subscribing to SWR updates. For a bit of background, check out our Project Updates.
Our Focus: Healthy Children and Youth
It’s official, after months of gathering public input, we’ve selected our challenge area: Heal
thy children and youth!
Our Challenge Statement
Narrowing our focus, our project will address child and youth well-being in Waterloo region. Our challenge statement sums up our approach:
We will become the benchmark community in Canada for child and youth well-being by using early intervention, youth engagement and a connected-community framework to create adaptive, data-driven programs and scalable learning technologies that improve early child development, mental health and high school graduation rates.
We’ll be launching new engagement activities every other week. Be sure to subscribe (along the sidebar) to receive updates and notices when new activities have been posted.
Did you know we have a one in five chance of winning $50 million to improve child and youth well-being in Waterloo region? That's right, we've been shortlisted in the Federal Government's Smart Cities Challenge!
This Smart Waterloo Region (SWR) information hub has everything you need to know about our project.
To win, we need to become the best community in Canada for kids! Help us by: spreading the word, attending a meeting, or sharing your ideas. We plan to use them. Stay informed by subscribing to SWR updates. For a bit of background, check out our Project Updates.
Our Focus: Healthy Children and Youth
It’s official, after months of gathering public input, we’ve selected our challenge area: Heal
thy children and youth!
Our Challenge Statement
Narrowing our focus, our project will address child and youth well-being in Waterloo region. Our challenge statement sums up our approach:
We will become the benchmark community in Canada for child and youth well-being by using early intervention, youth engagement and a connected-community framework to create adaptive, data-driven programs and scalable learning technologies that improve early child development, mental health and high school graduation rates.
We’ll be launching new engagement activities every other week. Be sure to subscribe (along the sidebar) to receive updates and notices when new activities have been posted.
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Smart Cities Challenge Canada
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To the extent that the foregoing information constitutes personal information as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter M.56 as amended, the information is subject to provisions of that Act and will be used to collect community feedback on the topics posted on this forum. Questions about the collection of personal information should be directed to Jill Kolb, Community Engagement Coordinator, Smart Waterloo Region Team at jkolb@regionofwaterloo.ca or 519-575-4757 ex. 3661