Education
Support and Community Outreach
OCRI has been a recognized leader in developing innovative
educational programs since its inception in 1984. OCRI
works with over 100 partners in Ottawa community, including
the local school boards, colleges and universities,
to deliver programs that support student learning at
all levels, from kindergarten to PhD.
Many of our initiatives provide direct service to Ottawa
area elementary and secondary schools. Other programs
benefit schools, colleges and universities.
Through the Ottawa-Carleton Learning Foundation (OCLF),
the charitable arm of OCRI, we channel funding, volunteers,
and other resources to schools in the Ottawa region
to support students in need.
Learn about how OCRI is supporting
the educational experience.
Labour Force
Development
Having access to talented people is a key success
factor for employers. Having a community workforce plan,
and strategic projects that enhance the local talent
pool, will give Ottawa a competitive advantage.
TalentWorks, OCRI’s workforce development program,
provides community-wide strategic workforce planning
and integrated project support for targeted sectors
of the Ottawa economy.
Learn how OCRI is working to develop
Ottawa’s people advantage.
Accelerating
Broadband Connectivity
Discover how we’re working to make Ottawa the
world’s most connected city.
Ottawa is a 'smart and intelligent' city - a city where
information and communication technologies are being
applied in new ways to empower residents and institutions,
provide a competitive edge for business, and improve
the quality of life. Home to more than 1,800 advanced-technology
firms — which are responsible for 90 percent of
Canada's telecommunications research — Ottawa
features an impressive optical, cable and DSL network
infrastructure.
Through the SmartCapital initiative, OCRI works with
more than 40 industry, government and community partners
to build local and global connections through ICT.
Current sub projects operating under the SmartCapital
umbrella include:
digitalOttawa
– Ottawa’s online forum for the digital
media industry.
Altogether
Ottawa – A free online community collaboration
tool for the residents of Ottawa. |
