We fast track innovation to improve quality of life in cities.
MDIA transforms how municipalities pilot, procure, and scale emerging technology.
MDIA bridges gaps between private innovators and the public sector to fast-track the procurement of technology and innovation solutions that enable municipalities to more effectively and efficiently address pressing issues that impact resident quality of life in cities.
Through its signature Public Innovation Challenge, it identifies, invests in, and supports early-to-growth stage companies to pilot, test, and validate their technology in collaboration with the economic engines and local government.
Optimizing Water Operations
in Miami-Dade County
Public Innovation Challenge No. 8 is Open
Miami-Dade Innovation Authority (“MDIA”) seeks early-to-growth stage startup companies with innovative, technology-driven solutions that support circular resource recovery, increase innovation across water and sewer management, and enhance the existing capabilities of the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department (“WASD”). This challenge aims to accelerate the deployment of emerging technologies that could help the Department enhance water and sewer operations, reduce system disruptions and costs, and repurpose resources from waste streams. Collaborators for this challenge include the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM)and Florida International University (FIU) Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
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