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The Region of Durham’s Planning and Economic Development Department would like to build out a map of the support and resources available to new and existing businesses in the Durham Region. The Region would like to be able to connect businesses with the support and connections they need for common business issues, such as bylaws, financing, rules and regulations, suppliers and vendors.

 Host Department: Planning and Economic Development

 Type of Collaboration: A small group of students working on a...

The Region of Durham’s Finance Department is seeking to explore potential tools to automate existing business processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual operations.

 Host Department: Finance

 Type of Collaboration: A small group of students working on a capstone project

 Anticipated Outcome: Leverage students' advanced technology skills to automate business processes to improve efficiency.

 Deliverables: Automation Tools

 Timeline: 4 months

 Desired Start Date: Fall Semester 2025

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The goal of this project is to explore the design and prototype of a unified Artificial Intelligence-powered virtual agent (Agentic AI) capable of delivering Regional municipal services across web, phone, and mobile channels.

 Host Department: Corporate Services

 Type of Collaboration: A small group of students working on a capstone project

 Anticipated Outcome: Develop a detailed architectural blueprint and logic flow for a unified AI virtual agent that outlines how it would integrate with multiple...

The goal of the current project is for students to create resource kits that align with one of the five domains using the most current data from the Early Development Instrument (EDI) tool, while making connections to how the kit content fosters one of the four foundations in the Ministry of Education’s Pedagogical Framework "How Does Learning Happen?" The intent of the kits would be to aid educators in their ability to support quality programming, make connections to provincial and municipal...

The Social Services Department at Durham Region would like to simplify the complexity in searching for affordable rentals, specifically for seniors.

The intent of this project is to develop ideas to replace the fragmented list of unreliable resources Durham’s residents are currently relying on to find affordable housing.

This system promises to be very user-friendly for seniors and the technically challenged. Everyone searching for a rental unit should be able to utilize this tool to uncover...