A response to research findings related to the Canadian government’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, SMARTT was proposed as a platform to facilitate trusted contact between sponsored Syrian refugees and Canada-based sponsors to enhance strong and meaningful integrative social networks in Ontario.
"SMARTT responds to the social marginalization of Syrian refugees through an interdisciplinary research and training plan which connects the needs of end-users with the combined expertise of sociologists, computer scientists, private sector partners and key NGOs in Canada and the Middle East.
SMARTT is York University’s socially engaged digital application that was developed in response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis. QED is the community organization partner for this project. This project was done in collaboration of several institutions, including department of Computer Science at Saint Mary’s University, and the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan. Also, this project included partners from the private sector, like Shore Consulting in Toronto, Canada and Magic Computer Control in Amman, Jordan. Lastly, SMARTT was also carried out in collaboration with NGO partners like the Al-Qazzaz Foundation and the Syrian Canadian Foundation."
Below are video recordings from a 2018 information session about SMARTT's preliminary research findings:
Prof. Chris Kyriakides. Introduction to SMARTT
Noheir Elgendy. Newcomer Response
Arthur Mcluhan. Sponsor Response
Prof. Chris Kyriakides. Final comments
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