The submission period has closed for the Global 2018 Sci
Innovation Competition, setting a new record for the number of
submissions to the "Global Olympics of Innovation." 2018
saw a 17% increase in overall submissions to the
competition, with a total number of 1,460 global projects and 208
submissions to the Toronto Division alone.
The Toronto Division came in second in the number
of submissions, ranking slightly behind Silicon Valley's 211
submissions, and beating out London, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo,
Stockholm, Berlin and Boston.
The brainchild of the Municipality of Shenzhen, the Sci
Innovation Competition is a collaboration between local governments
across the globe. The Toronto Division is being sponsored by the
Canada Confederation of Shenzhen Associations (CCSA) and the
Sino-Canada International Innovation Centre (Sci Innovation
Centre), through a partnership with the MaRS Discovery
District. The Sci Innovation Competition is an opportunity for
Toronto's
