NRC Cluster Model: The New Brunswick Experience. Guy-André Gélinas 30 Sept 2004 Building Innovative Clusters for Competitive Advantage

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1 NRC Cluster Model: The New Brunswick Experience Guy-André Gélinas 30 Sept 2004 Building Innovative Clusters for Competitive Advantage

2 Content Background New Brunswick and the Circles of Impact Model Questions

3 The New Brunswick Plan FREDERICTON $25.5M over 5 years Space for guest workers/collaborators Labs Industrial Partnership Facility

4 The New Brunswick Plan $9M and 12 FTEs Moncton Currently located on UdeM campus in the Parc Scientifique Saint John Currently located in the E- Commerce Centre (UNBSJ) Broadband network Ca*Net4: Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, Miramichi

5 NRC-IIT e-business Research Highlights Human Web Internet Logic Privacy, Security and Trust (PST) e-learning e-health e-government/e- Citizen

6 Forging strong links Academe* Students and guest workers 18 Guest Workers/Grad Students 32 Co-op NSERCs/SSHRCs Colloquium series Adjunct profs 8 adjunct profs Teaching Joint research projects Advisory boards 3 of UNB s and 2 of NRC s Shared infrastructure Ca*Net 4 *University of New Brunswick example only

7 Sample of projects** Total value of projects: 22M$ 32M$ NRC-IIT-e - Business investment: 900K 1.2M$ Value of funding received by partners: 6M$ n/a Number of projects: 7 7 Number of Academic institutions: ~24 Number of Industry partners: ~30 $1 from NRC = $6 for partners Confirmed* tbc *projects underway in years and * *external funding sources only, excluding NSERC grants

8 NB -Technology Cluster Model Regional incubation process enb.ca NB Prosperity Plan NB Innovation agenda DHW Hospital corporations NRC, universities and colleges NRC-IRAP AIF Innovation Foundation Universities and colleges NRC IIT e-business

9 Finance - Risk Capital Although we had funding to launch the Institute, we worked hard to help bring funding to our partners so we could grow together - critical mass enb LOIs Funding CIHR opportunities Innovation strategy Prosperity Plan OLT Innovation Foundation R&D IP CANARIE AIF

10 Skills - Human Resources We staffed based on stakeholders needs, not on our internal needs alone. This strategy was a great incentive for our partners to take stake in our cluster initiative Buy-in New space Diversified group Continued staffing Adjunct professors Guest workers Seminars Relocations Secondments Courses First new hires Students Co-location

11 Research & Development We consulted; we listened; we followed through; we made ourselves accountable. Therefore, we added value on a balance of ST, MT and LT initiatives. value proposition Evolution Security-Trust-Privacy Labs Standards Conferences e-learning Human Web Internet Logic e-gov Existing e-health Papers initiatives Merger of UNB KILN KILN and enb colloquiums Saint John e*.* workshops Moncton Roundtable Roundtable e*.* consultations

12 S&T Knowledge & Tech Transfer The science is absolutely fundamental, and must always be kept front and centre foundational research MOUs CRDAs Co-location Papers- Conferences- Standards Industry meetings CISTI- IRAP Baseline Shared resources Co-location

13 Engaging in R&D with NRC: NRC: Typical scenario Pres, VP or CTO calls BDO (or has initial talk with a RO) If project fits agenda and we (IIT) can add value with our existing or planned expertise Then we proceed to an NDA to protect the ideas If successful in determining the value added by each participant and the potential market impact of the IP Then CRDA If industry partner needs access to infrastructure Then move into IPF Else use own premises If project successful Then creation of wealth for Canada Else we shake hands and part until next potential project Else we shake hands and part until next potential project

14 Policy Instruments - Regulations We made our initiative a tool to achieve the necessary leverage from all the potential partners including other government organizations. leverage CIHR-NRC Health Canada Heritage Canada CCMD Roundtable CRC Immigration Fast-track CRDC Val-Cartier NB Federal ORAN-NRC-CANARIE Industry Canada Council Broadband Federal alignment strategy or influence Innovation strategy e-learning Prosperity Plan e-gov enb Rountable e-commerce NB Health research e-health center e-infrastructure

15 Incubation - Mentoring We tailored our approach so we did not compete but rather added value to existing local realities tailoring Gov. Partner tenants Industry Tenants Procedures Board and committee Local partners Site visits Regional Incubation strategy Companies Students

16 Conclusion New Brunswickers can be proud of the results that are coming out of this cluster initiative Together we have achieved unity of outlook in a diverse community, despite competing interests thus enhancing social and economic impact through R&D and innovation