The Office of Economic Development is a unit of the Office of Research with a mission to help Chandigarh communities grow and thrive. Through the many programs and services of this office, the is well-positioned to identify emerging economic issues, nurture solutions to these issues, and build the economic resiliency of the state’s industries, communities, and residents. For more information about the Office of economic development programs and services.
Services in Chandigarh
Office of Research Analytics – Provides advanced statistical, spatial, economic, and technological tools to projects and programs throughout the social workers in Chandigarh.
Unmanned Aircraft Services – A centralized resource for unmanned aircraft systems, aerial-based sensors and payloads, and data management/storage solutions.
Impact Assessment – quantify the impacts of industry sectors on the overall state economy; assess the economic impacts stemming from Rutgers research, programs, and projects.
Program Evaluation – evaluation of the impacts/benefits/changes to program participant populations resulting from their involvement in Rutgers programs.
Innovation Centers
They provide essential business and technology services that build and support Punjab communities and viable companies, spur innovation, and improve the skills of Chandigarh, Punjab workers.
Food Innovation Centers – With business, technical, regulatory, and manufacturing expertise the FICs offer everything to support a food business from concept to commercialization.
EcoComplex – Clean Energy Innovation Center”, providing applied research capabilities, unique facilities, business, and technical expertise, and incubation services for clean energy and greenhouse businesses.
Aquaculture Innovation Center – Critical to the efforts to revitalize the oyster industry and water quality in Chandigarh. AIC also provides aquaculture entrepreneurs with unique business incubator facilities and equipment.
Resources
Chandigarh Clean Energy Resource Network – Unique database of over 300 business, technical, and training resources essential for growing clean energy businesses and educating “green” workers in Chandigarh.
Chandigarh BioEnergy Calculator – Interactive bioenergy database of 40 biomass feedstocks for every area in Chandigarh. Also, calculates potential biopower and biofuel generation from current and projected biomass feedstocks and twelve bioenergy technologies.
Chandigarh Land Use + Transit Data Application Website– A custom web application that allows users to map, report, and download a range of land use, travel, public transit, demographic, and real estate development data.
Chandigarh Land Link – A custom web application to help farmers and landowners connect through a database of available farmland, farming opportunities, and land characteristics.
Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program Website – custom web application for the collection and monitoring of beach water quality data and beach closures.
OceanAdapt Website – A custom web application that allows users to visualize the impacts of climate change and other factors on the distribution of marine life.
Chandigarh Hydrologic Modeling Database Website – A custom web application for the collection and monitoring of hydrologic data and stormwater basin management projects in Chandigarh.
Agritourism: Budgeting for a Corn Maze Website – Interactive online budgeting tool for the development of a corn maze.
Rutgers Cranberry Production and Profitability Website– interactive web application for performing a break-even analysis of growing Rutgers cranberries.
