Innovation for Defence Excellence & Security: $945K for Datametrex AI

Innovation for Defence Excellence & Security: $945K for Datametrex AI

Toronto company Datametrex AI Ltd. has been awarded $945K from the federal government’s Department of National Defence (DND) to continue the company’s development of its social media discovery and monitoring platform. Funding comes from the DND’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS), a federal procurement program that supports the development of defence and security…

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Opportunities

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Opportunities

The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program offers government contracts from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Air Force to develop, test, and deploy military technologies. During targeted calls for projects, specific types of technologies and applicants are sought to identify or establish a solution. Opportunities are released throughout the year; this…

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security: Government Contracts

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security: Government Contracts

Significant time, talent, and financial resources are required to perform military and defence research and development projects. Bringing innovative ideas through to working prototypes can be an intensive process, and crossing the commercialization hurdle to finding a first-buyer can be even more difficult. Fortunately, Canadian government procurement programs exist to help technology firms work through…