{"id":30240,"date":"2026-03-18T14:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtlconnecte.ca\/?page_id=30240"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:24:03","slug":"innovation-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtlconnecte.ca\/en\/innovation-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30240\" class=\"elementor elementor-30240\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30dc247 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30dc247\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b53d903\" data-id=\"b53d903\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c008177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c008177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Innovation Award<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645d8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"645d8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apply as an entrepreneur or project leader in one of the following categories: startup, nonprofit, SME, or large enterprise.<br \/>Submit your project that has the potential to shape tomorrow\u2019s habits under one of the four key themes of MTL connect 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a85988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a85988\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3707a4a\" data-id=\"3707a4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d870207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d870207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637e5cd\" data-id=\"637e5cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51a7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51a7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Profile:<\/b> Entrepreneur or Project Lead (Startup, Non-profit, SME, or Large Enterprise).<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Commitment:<\/b> Present a project that will shape the habits of tomorrow by leveraging innovative technologies or business models.<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Themes:<\/b> The project must align with one of the 4 pillars of MTL connecte 2026: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity &amp; Digital Identity,\u00a0Culture &amp; Creativity, Territories &amp; Humanities.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2645bc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2645bc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a5449\" data-id=\"78a5449\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c809a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38c809a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Selection criteria<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc0d93\" data-id=\"1cc0d93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2ae45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac2ae45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Breakthrough Innovation:<\/b> Originality of the concept or disruptive nature of the technology.<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Demonstrated Impact:<\/b> Concrete evidence of change (quantitative data, new usage patterns).<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Strategic Alignment:<\/b> Direct response to challenges in digital transformation, ethics, and inclusion.<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Project Maturity:<\/b> A solution that has already been tested, deployed, or supported by partners and users.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8cc66a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8cc66a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2159917\" data-id=\"2159917\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc094e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7dc094e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appUbiESZuHNoxKk9\/pagShldXNCGk57omk\/form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit your application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6d582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6d582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deadline: <strong>May 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8195761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8195761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will receive a response to your application by Tuesday, <strong>June 23, 2026<\/strong>, at the latest.<\/p><p>Submit your application for free! 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