Halifax proposed as new home for NATO’s North American innovation hub: minister

Halifax proposed as new home for NATO’s North American innovation hub: ministerHALIFAX — Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Friday a proposal to establish an innovation hub in Halifax for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The goal of the hub would be to promote co-operation between NATO's military members and the technology sector, including tech startups and academic researchers. Anand says the proposed hub would focus not on building weapons but on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, big-data processing, quantum-enabled technologies, biotechnology and novel materials. Standing on a windswept jetty at the edge of Halifax harbour, Anand said the 30 members of the NATO military alliance are facing increasing technological disruption. "It will swing the balance in ensuring a peaceful future," said Bauer, chairman of NATO's military committee and a member of the Royal Netherlands Navy.