Innovation Minister opens Government of Canada’s first big-data lab

Media Advisory

Ottawa, May 4, 2017—The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will officially open a state-of-the-art research lab that will use vast amounts of real-time data to manage the invisible radio waves that power wireless communication networks.

Date: Monday, May 8, 2017
Time: Media registration: 9:45 a.m. 
Event start: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Communications Research Centre
3701 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario

The Communications Research Centre is a secure facility; members of the media are requested to confirm their attendance by noon on Friday, May 5, 2017.

A written confirmation should be sent to ic.crc-communications.ic@canada.ca and further instructions will follow.

If you are not a Canadian citizen, a photocopy of your passport is required for security clearance.

For further information, please contact:

Follow Minister Bains on Twitter: @MinisterISED

Karl W. Sasseville
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
343-291-2500

Media Relations
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
343-291-1777
ic.mediarelations-mediasrelations.ic@canada.ca

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2017-05-04