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7 th Annual ISRN National Conference. Session II: Ontario ICT Clusters. Gerry Cooper Director, innovation Industry Canada May 5, 2005. Cluster Development Process. Planning. Implementation. Networking Benchmarking Branding Action Plan. Multi S/H Projects Cluster Assets
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7th Annual ISRN National Conference Session II: Ontario ICT Clusters Gerry Cooper Director, innovation Industry Canada May 5, 2005
Cluster Development Process Planning Implementation • Networking • Benchmarking • Branding • Action Plan • Multi S/H Projects • Cluster Assets • Cluster Infra • Skills Training • Culture Innovation Cluster Building Elements Assessment Communications Commercialization • Best Practices • Lessons Learned • Mid Course Changes • Staging/Renewal • Success Stories • Town Halls • Cluster Promotion
Cluster Players • Private Sector • Anchor Firms • SMEs • Biz Assoc’ns • Intermediaries • Local Media • Universities &Colleges • Engineering • Sciences • Bizness Schools • Med Schools • Trades Schools Cooperation City-Region Innovation Networks • Innovation Champions • Local Leaders • Angels • Mentors • Governments • Local • Regional • Provincial • Federal Partnerships
Federal Support Team • Industry Cda • TPC • RCI • CSBFA • SITT & IS • Portfolio • NRC IRAP • BDC VC • EDC • SSERC • SSHRC • CIHR • CFI • NCE • PreCarn/CMC Collaboration Federal Support Team City-Region Innovation Networks • OGDAs • CRA-SRED • HRSD • Health Canada • Environ’t Cda • NRCan • AAFC • GoC Labs • NRC Labs • CRC • CanMet • CANARIE • WWTC Alignment Partnerships
Federal Government SupportThe Innovation-Commercialization Continuum Proof-of-Concept, Pre-clinical Studies Prototype/ Preprod’n, Alpha-Beta Tests Phase 1-3 Clinicals Sales, Profits & Benefits Discovery Basic Research Technology Develop’t & Demonstrat’n Marketing/Sales/ Production Applied Research SSERC CIHR Genome Cda Federal Labs NRC-IRAP SSERC-I2I CIHR-PoP NCEs NRC-IRAP CRA-SRED 3Council- IPM IC-RCI TPC BDC VC H2EAP SDTC ITCan/Posts Export Dev Co Tax Incentives CFI BDC CSBFA HRSD
Federal Government SupportSelected Websites • CFI: www.innovation.ca/ • SSERC: http://www.nserc.ca/ • CIHR: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/ • Genome Cda: http://www.genomecanada.ca/GCprogrammesRecherche/ • Fed Labs: http://www.fptt-pftt.gc.ca/main_e.shtml • NRC-IRAP: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/business_e.html • CRA-SRED: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/taxcredit/sred/menu-e.html
Federal Government SupportSelected Websites Continued • TriCouncil IPMP: http://www.nserc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=b6 • Network of Centres of Excellence: http://www.nce.gc.ca • TPC: http://www.tpc.ic.gc.ca • BDC VC: http://www.bdc.ca/en/business_solutions/venture_capital/ • SDTC: http://www.sdtc.ca/ • ITCan: http://www.itcan-cican.gc.ca/ • EDC: http://www.edc.ca/index_e.htm • HRSD: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/
TPC’s Ontario ICT Portfolio($ Millions) Anchor Firms: RIM, March Networks, IBM Canada
GTA’s ICT Cluster • Largest in Canada & 3rd largest in NorAm: • Over 180,000 employed directly or indirectly • $32.5 billion sales p.a. & $6.2 billion exports • Over 3,300 firms in 3 main nodes • Proximity to demanding beta testers & early adopters in GTA • Alliances with ICT-related research & education institutions • Good availability of & access to risk capital • Offers a lot of talent, technology, market pull Source: E&B Data, 2004
GTA’s ICT Cluster Cont’d Education & Research: • 44 ICT-related degree programs at UoT, York, Ryerson, UOIT • 22 @ Bachelors level, 16 @ Masters, 4 @ PhDs • 38 ICT-related technologist programs at 7 colleges • 81 ICT-related research institutes & labs at UoT, York, Ryerson: • 50 at UoT, 21 at Ryerson, 10 at York U Source: E&B Data, 2004
GTA’s ICT Cluster Cont’d Regional Distribution of Canadian VC Activity, GDP and KBI (Average % 2001) Risk Capital: Source: Macdonald & Associates Limited, 2003, Statistics Canada, Industry Canada.
Distribution of VC Investment by Sector 1996-2002(Avg. share %) Source: Macdonald & Associates Limited, 2003
GTA’s ICT Cluster Cont’d • Has critical mass & dynamics to stay in top tier in NorAm • GTA has 35% of Canada’s ICT firms; Ontario has 50% • Leadership via Innovation Networks improving e.g., TRRA, MaRS • Coordination, collaboration of science, business, social & $ capital • Branding, recognition, Champions • Trend to technologies convergence being recognized • Above industry average sales & investments growth forecasted • 2nd lowest total operating costs n/w/s exchange rate • Cost advantage: 18% - 43% re US centres; average is 23% • GTA has hi growth end user markets i.e., health care, financial sector, education & training, digital media • Renewal of 50 cultural, recreational facilities via $1 billion public-private funds