SMART CITY WORKS INC

THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA SMART REGION INITIATIVE IS A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE TO HELP FOSTER NOVA AS A WORLD-RENOWNED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, AND DESTINATION FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO BUILD AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. THE INITIATIVE IS LED BY SMART CITY WORKS AND THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GOVERNMENT, WE AIM TO FILL A MUCH-NEEDED GAP SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY START-UPS AND SMES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, ACCELERATING THEIR GROWTH, AND CREATING COMMERCIALIZATION PATHWAYS TO SPUR SUSTAINED REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. AS COMPANIES GROW, THE REGION CREATES JOBS, ATTRACTS NEW TALENT, CATALYZES INNOVATION, AND HELPS ADVANCE NOVA AS A MAGNET REGION FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND CUTTING-EDGE URBAN TECHNOLOGIES. CURRENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE: 1) SOURCING NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE KEY URBAN CHALLENGES; 2) FOSTERING GROWTH AND EDUCATION OF TECH STARTUPS THROUGH MENTORING AND BUSINESS ACCELERATION PROGRAMS; 3) DEVELOPING AND RUNNING REGIONAL TEST BEDS AND LIVING LABORATORIES TO SUPPORT VALIDATION PILOT PROJECTS; 4) DESIGNING AND RUNNING INNOVATION CHALLENGE PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING, SOURCING, AND SELECTING NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE OR OTHERWISE SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR COMMUNITY GOALS; AND 5) PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COMMERCIALIZATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, NETWORKING, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT FOSTER OF A REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER.