The city wants your opinion on how to make Richmond smart

Richmond News

The City of Richmond is competing in a national Smart Cities Challenge run by the federal government and they need your help on how to make Richmond smarter through innovation, data and technology.

The nationwide competition offers a grand prize of up to $50 million, two prizes of up to $10 million each and one prize of up to $5 million to participating municipalities, governments and Indigenous communities. …

“Richmond is already committed to being on the leading edge of technical innovation through our comprehensive Digital Strategy,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie in a press release.

“The Smart Cities Challenge offers a huge opportunity for new funding to accelerate our objectives, while also providing a chance for us to work with residents, business and other stakeholders to imagine new ways in which our City can further take advantage of the promise of emerging new technology.” …

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