The Municipal Innovation Council (MIC) has announced its support for regional projects for 2022.
Director for the Centre for Municipal Innovation Becky Smith recently shared an update with eight local councils on the projects currently underway at the MIC.
“Our work at the Municipal Innovation Council is centred on identifying opportunities for collaboration, finding solutions that create efficiencies and cost savings and improving service delivery for our residents, local businesses, investors as well as visitors and newcomers to our communities,” said Smith.
The MIC has leveraged nearly $500,000 in external funding over the last year to support local innovation initiatives like smarter beaches, modernized information technology and a new-and-improved digital mapping solution.
Smith also highlighted the MIC’s “Mapping our Future” project that will deliver a digital mapping solution.
The data will be shared with Bruce County municipalities as well as local conservation authorities and Indigenous communities. Smith says leveraging this innovative technology will save years of manual in-house geographic information system (GIS) work.
