Foxconn Announces $1M "Smart City, Smart Future" Competition

Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) announced a "Smart City, Smart Future" initiative in which the company will partner with higher education institutions statewide to seek out the best new ideas for the development of smart connected cities and systems throughout Wisconsin. Foxconn is committing $1 million over the next three years to this initiative, with the goal of tapping talent at public and private universities and colleges.  To be formally launched in the fall, the "Smart City, Smart Future" initiative will include a competition, which will offer winners and award recipients prizes, financial awards, and technical support, in addition to a platform to attract investments to support them in bringing their ideas to life.