Research, identify, develop and test innovative use cases community and societal issues to support advancing smart cities capabilities

SimplyCast is an ISO 27001:2013-certified, all-in-one hyperautomation platform that operates on a no-code basis. The management has created a distinctive Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution that integrates communication, marketing, engagement, and emergency communication functionalities into a unified platform. This exceptional platform offers unparalleled capabilities for both present and future use cases. One of the major advantages for clients is SimplyCast’s ability to seamlessly incorporate new use cases into the platform without disrupting existing processes. This aspect is a crucial value proposition of the SimplyCast platform, enabling businesses to secure growth capital and effectively scale as new use cases emerge in the market.??

The companys main goal is to develop use cases that can be deployed by cities, villages, provinces, and Canada-wide that can improve citizens lives in every aspect. Municipalities across North America are facing increasing pressure to manage aging infrastructure, optimize limited budgets, and respond quickly to citizen needs. Current systems for asset management, permitting, inspections, incident reporting, and crew scheduling are often fragmented, highly manual, or reliant on expensive legacy solutions. These gaps result in inefficiencies, slower response times, and higher operational costs, and this is where SimplyCast can help. The project will assist SimplyCast in designing a solution that enables municipalities to efficiently manage work orders, inspections, incidents, and permits and that will Integrate IoT sensor data and predictive analytics for proactive maintenance, providing mobile-ready, user-friendly tools for crews and citizens. SimplyCast is aware that what they will build will be competing with established platforms such as Citadel, LLumin, and Cityworks, but can offer a more flexible, cost-effective, and citizen-focused alternative.

Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Penny

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Partner:

SimplyCast

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Nova Scotia Community College

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