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Richmond Hill Partners with OCAD University and eCampusOntario

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Launches Centre of Local Innovation and Collaboration to Support Businesses

RICHMOND HILL – The City of Richmond Hill has partnered with OCAD University and eCampusOntario to launch the Centre of Local Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC). This unique, design-driven centre for innovation is part of a broad-based approach to help accelerate recovery for local businesses post-pandemic.

CLIC brings together expertise from Richmond Hill’s Small Business Enterprise Centre and OCAD University to help businesses review their offerings and business models through a design-thinking lens.

Businesses work together with OCAD University researchers to uncover market insights and develop new product and service opportunities. Businesses can then leverage these proposals to tap into research and development project funding available through other government partners.

Seventeen businesses are currently piloting the program with plans in progress to welcome future cohorts. For more information on CLIC, visit RichmondHill.ca/SBEC.

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“Since the beginning of the pandemic, the City has been behind local businesses as they have had to pivot and adapt to a constantly changing environment. The more support we can offer, the better it is for the entire community. By partnering with a well-known educator like OCAD University, we are providing businesses with an opportunity to tap into new expertise and creative thinking that can help accelerate business recovery and prosperity. That’s a goal we can all get behind – driving recovery and renewal of our local economy.” 

- David West, Mayor of Richmond Hill

“This partnership exemplifies how strategic innovation design, human-centered processes and creativity are critical to business growth. OCAD U’s School of Continuing Studies and students and graduates of our acclaimed Strategic Foresight and Innovation program are excited to support the Richmond Hill business community, with providing just these types of expertise and services. We at OCAD University are dedicated to building partnerships across the GTA to power businesses and improve the lives of people within our communities as we recover from the pandemic.”

- Ana Serrano, President of OCAD University

“eCampusOntario is excited to partner with the City of Richmond Hill and OCAD University for this great opportunity. We are actively facilitating these types of engagements between Ontario businesses and higher education institutions to increase our competitive edge and support the province’s post-pandemic recovery. These partnerships not only help businesses grow and invest in research and development, they provide valuable learning opportunities for students to directly contribute to strengthening Ontario’s economy.”

- Dr. Robert Luke, CEO of eCampusOntario

About Richmond Hill’s Small Business Enterprise Centre
Richmond Hill’s Small Business Enterprise Centre is an innovative partnership between the Province of Ontario and the City of Richmond Hill, belonging to a network of 48 Small Business Enterprise Centres across Ontario that offers entrepreneurs various tools to start and grow their businesses. 

About OCAD University
OCAD University is Canada’s largest and oldest university for art and design. Students in 18 undergraduate programs and seven graduate programs learn how to use their creativity to address today’s challenges. Our students benefit from hands-on studio learning in small class sizes and have access to state-of-the-art shops and studios for both traditional and digital creation. Alongside a diverse and supportive team of instructors and peers, our students gain employable skills that will help them get paid doing what they love while driving Canada’s creative economy. Our graduates work in different sectors such as urban planning, environmental design, gaming, film, animation, publishing, illustration, graphic design, visual arts and arts administration.

 

About eCampus Ontario

eCampusOntario is a publicly funded non-profit organization that leads a consortium of the province’s publicly-funded colleges, universities and Indigenous institutes that supports digital transformation and encourages innovation, collaboration and partnerships to connect Ontario’s campuses to the future of learning.

 

Additional Links

  • RichmondHill.ca/SBEC
  • OCADU.ca
  • eCampusOntario.ca

 

Media Contact

Patti Enright
Communications Advisor

patti.enright@richmondhill.ca

 

Karen McCarthy

Senior Manager, Communications & Media

kmccarthy@ocadu.ca

 

Jason Northway-Frank
Manager, Governance and Strategic Communications

jnorthwayfrank@ecampusontario.ca

 

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Lancement du Centre pour l’innovation et la collaboration locales en soutien aux entreprises

RICHMOND HILL – La Ville de Richmond Hill s’est associée à l’Université de l’EADO et à eCampusOntario pour lancer le Centre pour l’innovation et la collaboration locales (CICL). Ce centre d’innovation unique axé sur la conception s’inscrit dans une approche globale visant à accélérer la relance des entreprises locales après la pandémie.

 

Le CILC réunit l’expertise du Small Business Enterprise Center de Richmond Hill et de l’Université de l’EADO afin d’aider les entreprises à évaluer leurs offres et leurs modèles d’affaires dans une optique de réflexion conceptuelle.

 

Les entreprises travaillent en collaboration avec les chercheurs de l’Université de l’EADO pour prendre le pouls du marché et élaborer de nouvelles occasions de produits et services. Les entreprises peuvent ensuite s’appuyer sur ces informations pour exploiter le financement octroyé aux projets de recherche et de développement par d’autres partenaires gouvernementaux.

 

Dix-sept entreprises participent actuellement à l’essai du programme. On prévoit accepter d’autres cohortes bientôt. Pour plus d’informations sur le CILC, consultez le site RichmondHill.ca/SBEC.

 

Citations :

« Depuis le début de la pandémie, la Ville a soutenu les entreprises locales tandis qu’elles ont dû effectuer une transition vers un environnement en constante évolution et s’y adapter. Plus nous offrirons de soutien, mieux la communauté toute entière se portera. En nous associant à un éducateur de renom comme l’Université de l’EADO, nous offrons aux entreprises l’occasion de profiter d’une nouvelle expertise et d’une pensée créative qui peuvent contribuer à accélérer leur relance et leur prospérité. C’est un objectif que nous pouvons tous appuyer : favoriser la relance et le renouveau de notre économie locale. » 

 

– David West, maire de Richmond Hill

 

« Ce partenariat illustre le rôle essentiel que jouent la conception stratégique en matière d’innovation, les processus centrés sur l’humain et la créativité dans la croissance des entreprises. L’École d’éducation permanente de l’Université de l’EADO ainsi que les étudiants et les diplômés de notre célèbre programme de prospective stratégique et d’innovation sont ravis de soutenir la communauté d’entreprises de Richmond Hill en lui offrant ce type d’expertise et de services. À l’Université de l’EADO, nous sommes déterminés à établir des partenariats dans toute la région du Grand Toronto afin de stimuler les entreprises et d’améliorer la vie des personnes au sein de nos communautés tandis que nous nous remettons de la pandémie. »

 

– Ana Serrano, présidente de l’Université de l’EADO

 

« eCampusOntario est ravi de s’associer à la Ville de Richmond Hill et à l’Université de l’EADO dans le cadre de cette occasion exceptionnelle. Nous encourageons activement ces types de mobilisation entre les entreprises ontariennes et les établissements d’enseignement supérieur ontariens afin d’accroître notre avantage concurrentiel et de soutenir la relance provinciale après la pandémie. Non seulement ces partenariats aident-ils les entreprises à croître et à investir dans la recherche et le développement, mais ils offrent aussi aux étudiants des occasions d’apprentissage précieuses qui contribuent directement à renforcer l’économie de l’Ontario. »


– Dr Robert Luke, PDG d’eCampusOntario

À propos du Small Business Enterprise Centre de Richmond Hill
Le Small Business Enterprise Centre de Richmond Hill est un partenariat novateur entre la province de l’Ontario et la Ville de Richmond Hill, qui fait partie d’un réseau de 48 centres d’encadrement aux petites entreprises à l’échelle de l’Ontario offrant aux entrepreneurs divers outils pour démarrer et faire croître leur entreprise. 

Université de l’EADO
L’Université de l’EADO est la plus grande et la plus ancienne université d’art et de design du Canada. Dix-huit programmes de premier cycle et sept programmes de deuxième cycle permettent aux étudiants d’user de leur créativité pour relever les défis d’aujourd’hui. Nos étudiants bénéficient d’un apprentissage pratique en atelier dans des classes de petite taille et ont accès à des ateliers et salles de pointe aux fins de création traditionnelle et numérique. Aux côtés d’une équipe diversifiée d’instructeurs et de pairs bienveillants, nos étudiants acquièrent des compétences qui leur permettent de décrocher un emploi qu’ils aiment tout en stimulant l’économie créative du Canada. Nos diplômés travaillent dans différents secteurs comme l’urbanisme, la conception environnementale, les jeux, le cinéma, l’animation, l’édition, l’illustration, la conception graphique, les arts visuels et l’administration des arts.

 

À propos d’eCampusOntario

eCampusOntario est un organisme sans but lucratif financé par la province de l’Ontario qui dirige un consortium de collèges, universités et instituts autochtones publics soutenant la transformation numérique et encourageant l’innovation, la collaboration et les partenariats en vue de brancher les campus ontariens sur l’avenir de l’apprentissage.

 

Liens supplémentaires

  • RichmondHill.ca/SBEC
  • OCADU.ca
  • eCampusOntario.ca

 

Personne-ressource pour les médias

Patti Enright
Conseillère en communication

patti.enright@richmondhill.ca

 

Karen McCarthy

Directrice principale, Communications et Média

kmccarthy@ocadu.ca

 

Jason Northway-Frank
Directeur, Gouvernance et Communications stratégiques

jnorthwayfrank@ecampusontario.ca

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