Innovative Solutions Canada — Challenge Stream
Supports prototype development for federal problem statements in Canada through challenge-based procurement for digital trust, quantum, and logistics readiness.
Innovative Solutions Canada's Challenge Stream funds Canadian small businesses to prove the feasibility of an innovative solution and build a working prototype in response to specific federal government technology challenges. Administered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the Challenge Stream operates as a two-phase procurement contract: Phase 1 covers proof of feasibility, a…
Optical Ground Station development; quantum repeaters for scalable networks; virtual and physical training for semi-autonomous teleoperated manipulators.
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