KO staff participate in workshop of the Smart Community program

Geordi Kakepetum and I participated in a workshop on the Smart Communities Program on March 3.  The workshop was part of a mid-term evaluation of the Smart Community program being conducted by Hickling Arthurs Low (HAL) Corporation for the Audit and Evaluation Branch of Industry Canada.
 
The background paper (powerpoint presentation) provided a working guide for the workshop outlining each of the questions that were asked of the participants.  About 20 people representing Smart Community applicants and recipients and various government interests in Smart Communities took part in the workshop. The resulting workshop proceedings (PDF document) were distributed to all the participants detailing the discussions and issues shared during the session and the rankings attached to the various contributions made by the workshop participants.