NOICE/LEVOICE Verdun

Facilitate the emergence of the first p2p collaborative economy cluster, an ecosystem for innovation and local economic development. This cluster is geographically anchored, a special zone in Montreal, where p2p economic models are implemented to provide a window towards our future society.  

$8M to create the world's first collaborative economy cluster in Verdun, Montreal

Open overview: the economic vision or the social vision

Background

Initiative started by Sensorica in collaboration with David Lametti, at that time MP from Verdun and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, currently Minister of Justice.

David follows Sensorica since 2013. In January 2016, after the federal election, he invited Sensorica members to discuss about an initiative to boost the economy in his riding. The general idea was to create a network of open innovation spaces, structured along the OVN model proposed by Sensorica. David asked Tibi to gather a group of experts to facilitate the implementation of this concept. Alex Bigot, co-founder of OuiShare MTL and OuiShare global connector was invited to collaborate. The main idea behind NOICE was presented at a meeting on the Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where David reaffirmed his interest for this project. 

The project was first promoted during the 2016 World Social Forum, and more recently during Eco2Fest 2019. NOICE builds on Sensorica's project VIE, conducted in 2014.

Communication channels

• Messaging: Forum or Discord

• Social media: Sensorica Facebook page, 

Coordination tools

• Shared calendar