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Atlantic Technology Centre Overview
Project History
In the Fall of 1999, the Province of Prince Edward Island announced
its intent to develop the Atlantic Technology Centre, an information technology
and innovation centre designed to help stimulate growth in the province's
emerging IT industry. In July, 2000, the Province of PEI asked Technology
PEI to lead the project's development. Today the Atlantic Technology Centre is a reality and is making significant contributions to the PEI economy.
Facility Design & Programming
The 130,000 square-foot, four-storey complex is located on
the eastern corner of University Avenue and Fitzroy Street in Charlottetown,
PEI. It provides the Island's IT, Film & New Media industries with
state-of-the-art office space, a small business incubator, specialized
research labs, multimedia theatres, digital audio and video productions
and editing facilities, smart boardrooms, Internet café, and public
exhibition areas.
The Atlantic Technology Centre provides the Prince Edward Island's IT
community with leading edge infrastructure designed to attract new investment
to the province, provides the local IT companies with increased access to export
markets and generates attractive employment opportunities for Islanders
working in the knowledge economy.
The new centre also stimulates new partnerships between Island IT
companies, local post-secondary training institutions and national and
international IT firms seeking a competitive business environment to locate
innovative applied research and development projects. The Atlantic Technology
Centre creates an environment where education and training take place
in close proximity to a cluster of vibrant IT companies, providing students
with a unique opportunity to acquire advanced technological and entrepreneurial
skills in a dynamic business setting.
Development Focus
The Atlantic Technology Centre is designed to attract new and existing
IT companies working in the early stages of the innovation cycle, including:
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applied research,
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new product and solutions development,
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testing and
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pre-commercialization.
Companies within the Atlantic Technology Centre focus primarily upon
activities that support four key business segments:
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Content and development tools for interactive digital media and e-learning;
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Internet and e-business network applications;
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IT solutions and applications in support of the expanding bio-resources
sector;
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New products and solutions designed for e-government service delivery.
Technology PEI is responsible for recruitment, negotiation and management
of all tenancy agreements for the Atlantic Technology Centre. As well,
Technology PEI is actively seeking co-investment opportunities for companies
interested in providing key business services, technology and related infrastructure to the facility.
Interested in a relationship with the Atlantic Technology Centre?