Smart City IoT Innovation (SCITI - pronounced ‘CITY’) is a solutions innovation lab for Sensors, Platforms and Control Systems in smart communities created in collaboration between the US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, CIT, TechNexus and Smart City Works.
SCITI LABS USES A UNIQUE SET OF TOOLS TO DELIVER COMMERICAL FIRST INNOVATION™
SCITI Partners
Our Mission
Collaboratively develop solutions designed to support First Responders and DHS components in operational environments, by providing technologies with market access and aligning those technologies with larger related opportunities in broader industries.
Capital
We are actively looking for innovators developing technology directly aligned with the mission of DHS components and/or are in related industries (e.g. Smart Cities). |
Innovator Collaboration
SCITI Labs brings together entrepreneurs, industry partners, technologists, investors, and public sector influencers working in concert to actively advance breakthrough solutions. Selected innovators will be eligible to receive funding for prototyping. |
Prototype Testing
Solutions selected for the SCITI Labs program are evaluated on their ability meet the core technology requirements (provided by DHS), but also by their application and commercial viability in adjacent markets. |
Commercialization
A final group of innovators will be selected to receive funding and work hands-on with first responders or other domain experts and technology experts to define and accelerate their path-to-market with government and corporate partners. |
