Information Technology and Communications Research Centre (ITCRC)

Sarnia-Lambton历史上以其石化工业而闻名。近年来，利用包括生物技术、信息技术和通信在内的几个领域的现有能力和专门知识，作出了强有力的集中努力，使该区域的工业多样化。作为这一努力的一部分，萨尼亚-兰顿正在对自己进行战略定位，以建立、支持和吸引ITC初创企业和中小企业（SME）到该地区，形成“萨尼亚-兰顿数字技术和IT集群”。许多区域性或新吸引的公司是缺乏研发能力的中小企业。兰顿书院是本港唯一的专上院校，现正设立一套综合应用研究及发展服务点，组成“资讯科技及通讯研究中心"。ITCRC的目标是通过学生和教师提供研究设施和专业知识，以应用研究和技术开发支持ITC行业。兰顿学院将通过ITCRC与工业合作伙伴合作，在各个领域进行应用研究，技术开发，测试，原型设计和商业化，包括：软件开发，数据库管理，智能计算，人工智能算法，大数据，Android和iOS本地应用程序，虚拟现实，响应式Web应用程序，并行和分布式计算以及电子商务。ITCRC最初吸引了八个与工业界合作的项目，并将受益于与当地组织的密切合作，包括萨尼亚-兰顿经济伙伴关系和萨尼亚兰顿研究园，以开发更多的项目，将新的和改进的技术推向市场，从而在我们的社区内外产生经济影响。ITCRC还将提供一个极好的机会，教育高素质的人才，并加强17个IT相关的计划在学院。ITCRC倡议将通过向合作伙伴转让技术来刺激经济发展，并将使Sarnia-Lambton地区能够开拓ITC行业市场。

Sarnia-Lambton is historically known for their petrochemical industry. In recent years, there has been a strongand concentrated effort to diversify the industry in the region utilizing the existing capacity and expertise in afew areas including Biotechnology and Information Technology and Communication (ITC). As part of thiseffort, Sarnia-Lambton is strategically positioning itself to build, support and attract ITC start-ups and Smalland Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to the region to form "Sarnia-Lambton Digital Technology and ITCluster". Many regional or newly attracted companies are SMEs lacking R&D capabilities. Lambton College asan only local post-secondary institution is establishing a suite of comprehensive applied research anddevelopment service points that will form the "Information Technology and Communication Research Centre(ITCRC)". The ITCRC's goal is to support the ITC industry with applied research and technologicaldevelopment by providing research facilities and expertise through students and faculty. Lambton Collegethrough ITCRC will collaborate with industrial partners to conduct applied research, technology development,testing, prototyping, and commercialization in various areas including: software development, databasemanagement, smart computing, artificial intelligence algorithms, big data, android and iOS native applications,virtual reality, responsive web applications, parallel & distributed computing, and e-business. ITCRC hasinitially attracted eight projects in partnership with industry and will also benefit from close partnerships withlocal organizations including Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership and Sarnia Lambton Research Park todevelop more projects, bring new and improved technologies to market and consequently generate economicimpact in our community and beyond. ITCRC will also provide an excellent opportunity to educate highlyqualified personnel and enhance 17 IT related programs at the College. The ITCRC initiative will stimulateeconomic development through technology transfer to the partners and will allow the Sarnia-Lambton region toexploit the ITC-industry market.