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    1. May 2008

    2. 1. Science & Technology Structure 2. S&T Budget (2005) 3. Canada’s Innovation Strategy 4. National Research Council

    3. Science & Technology Structure

    4. There are many players in Canada involved in innovation and S&T, both domestic and international. This slide outlines visually Canada’s federal S&T system, recognizing that it is the combined efforts of governments (federal, provincial and municipal), industry, universities and colleges that drive R&D in Canada. Canada has a very decentralized federal S&T system, as shown. Reflecting this, there are currently 22 federal organizations performing and/or funding R&D and 120 federal research laboratories. For example, Canada’s National Research Council has 19 research institutes, 4 technology centres and 2 innovation centres. The federal government plays four roles in S&T: funder, facilitator, performer and regulator. Our Department plays almost exclusively in the FACILITATION role. For more details on the different players (and familiarize yourself with the acronyms), you may refer to our S&T Partnership publication. The chart additionally positions the new appointment of a Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Science and Small business, the Honourable Joe Fontana, and a Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Arthur Carty – who many of you know already. Dr. Carty has highlighted that, in his role as National Science Advisor, two of his top priorities will be tackling Canada’s commercialization and innovation gap, and examining Canada’s role in international S&T to bring the benefits of our R&D to bear on the challenges of the developing world. So as you can see, many of these players are involved internationally one way or the other. The challenge is to bring a strategic approach to Canada’s international S&T. There are many players in Canada involved in innovation and S&T, both domestic and international. This slide outlines visually Canada’s federal S&T system, recognizing that it is the combined efforts of governments (federal, provincial and municipal), industry, universities and colleges that drive R&D in Canada. Canada has a very decentralized federal S&T system, as shown. Reflecting this, there are currently 22 federal organizations performing and/or funding R&D and 120 federal research laboratories. For example, Canada’s National Research Council has 19 research institutes, 4 technology centres and 2 innovation centres. The federal government plays four roles in S&T: funder, facilitator, performer and regulator. Our Department plays almost exclusively in the FACILITATION role. For more details on the different players (and familiarize yourself with the acronyms), you may refer to our S&T Partnership publication. The chart additionally positions the new appointment of a Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Science and Small business, the Honourable Joe Fontana, and a Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Arthur Carty – who many of you know already. Dr. Carty has highlighted that, in his role as National Science Advisor, two of his top priorities will be tackling Canada’s commercialization and innovation gap, and examining Canada’s role in international S&T to bring the benefits of our R&D to bear on the challenges of the developing world. So as you can see, many of these players are involved internationally one way or the other. The challenge is to bring a strategic approach to Canada’s international S&T.

    5. International S&T Partners

    6. Focus Areas 1. Information and Communications Technologies 2. Life Sciences 3. Resource and Environmental Technologies 4. Advanced Manufacturing Technologies 5. Aerospace Technologies

    10. 2. S& T Budget (2005)

    11. Total : $26,268M •Business enterprises: 52.7% ($13,843M) •Universities and colleges: 37.5% ($9,850M) •Governments (federal & provincial): 9.5% ($2,495M) •Private non-profit organizations: 0.3% ($79M) S&T Budget (2005)

    18. 3. Canada’s Innovation Strategy

    19. Paradigm : S&T is a core driver of increases in our productivity growth and standard of living, and a focus on S&T must be complemented by a focus on an increasingly skilled work force. Macroeconomic framework : a competitive, low inflation, low debt, fiscally balanced, macroeconomic environment leverages good microeconomic policies. Focused priorities and critical mass : clear about our comparative advantages, core national policy objectives and priorities. Attitudes : focus more on global excellence in S&T and innovation, and emphasis on speed and agility. Global mind set : think globally, understand profoundly the opportunities and challenges. Commercialization of publicly funded S&T : a significant contribution to wealth and job creation in Canada. Robust private sector investment and involvement in S&T : productivity gains from S&T must come from private sector investment in, and deployment of, S&T.

    20. Granting Councils: annual funding of $1.7 billion in 2008-09 => CIHR ($760 million); NSERC ($760 million); and SSHRC ($210 million). Indirect Costs of Research: annual funding of $330 million in 2008-2009 => support university research infrastructure costs. Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI); cumulative funding of over $4.2 billion since its inception in 1997. Canada Research Chairs (CRC): 2,000 CRCs at an annual funding of $300 million in 2008-09. Global Excellence Chairs (GECs): 20 new global excellence chairs ($10 million per chair over 7 years) in targetted S&T areas. Centers of Excellence: through Budget 2007 => $270 million for 19 centers of excellence Genome Canada: cumulative funding of $840 million since its inception in 2000. CANARIE: Canada’s high speed research network ICT backbone => cumulative investment of $330 million since in 2000. Large Science Facilities: investment in large science facilities => Canadian Light Source Synchroton at Univ of Sask; the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) at Queens Univ and TRIUMF Cyclotron at UBC. Federal laboratories: annual funding of approximately $2.3 billion. Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP): annual funding of $155 million => assisting private sector SMEs, with technology transfer and adaptation for incremental innovation. Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED): tax assistance in support of private sector R&D activities at an annual tax expenditure of more than $4 billion per year. Charitable giving: tax assistance to universities and research hospitals. R&D Budget

    21. Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP): assisted roughly 344,000 full-time students in 2005-06 with total loans of $1.9 billion. Canada Student Grant Program (CSGP): will assist roughly 245,000 students at an annual funding of $488 million in 2009-2010. Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS): 4,600 graduate scholars at an annual funding of $125 million in 2008-09, growing to 5,000 awards by 2009-10. Vanier Global Scholarships: 500 Ph. D scholarships to globally excellent scholars to study in Canada at a cost of $25 million per year. Canada Social Transfer: annual transfer of $3.2 billion in 2008-2009 to the provinces and territories to support, in part, Postsecondary Education (PSE) funding. Tax support: $1.8 billion to help students and families save for their education and deal with tuition and other costs. Skilled Workforce

    22. A relentless pursuit of excellence. Focus and alignment of S&T priorities with national policy objectives and comparative advantages. Consistent with these excellence and focus themes. Greater private sector engagement in S&T, and greater university commercialization of R&D. Challenges

    23. 4. National Research Council

    25. undertaking, assisting or promoting scientific and industrial research; establishing, operating and maintaining a national science library; publishing and selling or distributing scientific and technical information; investigating standards and methods of measurement; working on the standardization and certification of scientific and technical apparatus and instruments and materials; operating and administering astronomical observatories established or maintained by the Government of Canada; administering NRC's research and development activities, including grants and contributions; and providing vital scientific and technological services to the research and industrial communities.

    26. Bioinformatics Environmental and Sustainable Development Technologies Fuel Cells Genomics Nanotechnology Photonics Nutraceuticals Proteomics

    27. Aerospace 1 research institute, one technology centre Biotechnology 6 research institutes Engineering and Construction 3 research institutes, 3 technology centres Fundamental Sciences 3 research institutes Industry Support One institute, one national program Information and Communications Technologies 2 research institutes Manufacturing 3 research institutes, one technology centre

    28. NRC Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI) NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) NRC Canadian Hydraulics Centre (NRC-CHC) NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (NRC-SIMS, Chalk River) NRC Centre for Surface Transportation Technology (NRC-CSTT) NRC Genomics and Health Initiative (NRC-GHI) NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) NRC Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR) NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics (NRC-IBD) NRC Institute for Biological Sciences (NRC-IBS) NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (NRC-ICPET) NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS) NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards (NRC-INMS) NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) NRC Institute for Ocean Technology (NRC-IOT) NRC Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) NRC Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NRC-NMR) NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC-PBI) NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS)

    30. Canada’s Innovation Strategy: http://innovationstrategy.gc.ca Flint Box: http://www.flintbox.com Technology Road Maps: http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/trm-crt.nsf/en/Home Canadian Research Chairs: http://www.chairs.gc.ca Federal Partners in Technology Transfer: http://www.fptt-pftt.gc.ca

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