Profile - Interior Science Innovation Council

The Council began in 1992 and was incorporated as the Interior Science Innovation Council (ISIC) in 1999 with a mission –To be the catalyst for economic revitalization through advancing innovation, science and technology initiatives.

As a non-profit society incorporated in British Columbia, the Interior Science Innovation Council is governed by a board of 12 directors that are sourced from throughout the region. Council activities and regional responsibilities cover a vast area of the British Columbia’s southern interior and as the map indicates, includes several municipalities, two regional districts and a number of First Nation communities.

ISIC operates on a project-based model that remains focused and committed to the regional science and technology concept. Using a combination of funding, management expertise and a well-established support network of government and private sector interests, ISIC has consistently demonstrated an ability to encourage, manage and assist in the development of a wide variety of innovative projects and ideas.

The Interior Science Innovation Council is about enabling opportunities for using science and technology as a catalyst for commercialization and aligns those objectives with the goals of the BC Innovation Council. We are also about creating and promoting a culture of knowledge, awareness and entrepreneurial excitement in the fields of science and technology. Most significantly, our work is a collaborative effort that reflects and represents the active and continued involvement and support of all levels of government, institutions, community participants and corporate partners.

Project specific experience, mandate, contacts and the desire to bring collaborative solutions to regional problems are the specialties that ISIC brings to the Southern Interior Region.

Services ISIC Provides

For Industry and the Region

Providing leadership and direction
Sector analysis and surveys
Research on key regional issues such as infrastructure requirements and opportunities
Hosting special events, workshops and seminars
Providing representation of regional Science and Technology issues
Promoting collaboration and strategic partnerships
Coordinating industry association meetings
Promoting Science and Technology career and educational opportunities

For Entrepreneurs

Increasing networking opportunities
Direction for the management of intellectual property
Outlining Science and Technology funding programs available at various levels
Referral to resource agencies as appropriate
Profiling success stories in the media and through our various events
Making key introductions and coordinating joint agency meetings
Providing awards for innovative applications of Science and Technology

Examples of Supporting Projects and Initiatives

Environmental Science & Technologies Business case analysis for Solid Waste to Energy Bio Technologies Industry Group NOX Scrubbing CO2 reduction Gasification Technologies development	Business and Education One on one mentoring and coaching Business development seminars Business expert panels Proof of Concept and Prototype development Independent 3^rd party technology assessments
	Information Technologies ISP-In-A-Box software development Fiber to the home technology development Interior Technology Industry Association startup Rural broadband access Local technology business growth and retention Wireless network deployment e-Commerce Rural CAP initiatives
Science Projects Insectary Feasibility (crop management) study Sheep bio-diversity Denim Pine Enzymatic Processes for wood fibers
More Science Fair Photos	Outreach Activities Science Fairs Chemistry 11/12 Contest Geneskool for BC high school students Eureka Science Camps CIPS – Women in IT Science Nights

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