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Digital Economy Strategy Consultation Key Findings Presentation to the CRC Advisory Council Helen McDonald November 30,

Digital Economy Strategy Consultation Key Findings Presentation to the CRC Advisory Council Helen McDonald November 30, 2010. Points for Discussion. Consultations – Overall Process General Key Recommendations from Stakeholders Recommendations related to Research and Development

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Digital Economy Strategy Consultation Key Findings Presentation to the CRC Advisory Council Helen McDonald November 30,

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  1. Digital Economy Strategy Consultation Key Findings Presentation to the CRC Advisory Council Helen McDonald November 30, 2010

  2. Points for Discussion • Consultations – Overall Process • General Key Recommendations from Stakeholders • Recommendations related to Research and Development • Recommendations related to Innovation • Opportunities Emerging for Canada

  3. 1. Consultations - Overall Process • Speech from the Throne and Budget 2010 committed to launching a digital economy strategy • Consultation paper launched on May 10th • Interactive website allowed for submissions and ideas to be posted: • More than 20 000 unique visitors to the site • 277 submissions received • More than 130 posted ideas, and nearly 425 comments relating to all five pillars • Bilateral or roundtable meetings: • Provinces and Territories • Major tech clusters across Canada: • Larger firms and SMEs • Academic institutions • ICT clusters associations • Sector Associations (on adoption of ICTs) • Five Key Pillars: • Innovation using digital technologies • Digital Infrastructure • Growing the ICT sector • Canada’s Digital Content • Building Digital Skills

  4. Examples of Submissions Received INDIVIDUALS (38) ASSOCIATIONS (112) Michael Geist Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa, Andrew Warfield Canada Research Chair in Computer Systems and Security, University of British Columbia Jeffrey DaleDirector, Odawa Group Inc. Brian Cantwell Smith Professor of Information, Philosophy, and Computer Science; Canada Research Chair in the Foundations of Information, University of Toronto ACADEMIA (32) SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (28) GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (13) LARGE ENTERPRISES (29) Note: The number of organisations (252) varies from the total number of submissions (277) as some organisations submitted more than one submissions.

  5. 2. Key Recommendations from Stakeholders • Increase Adoption of ICTs • Address underinvestment in ICTs and slow adoption rates • Governments should lead by example and support open and interoperable standards • Regulations and policies must protect Canadians security and privacy online • Enhance Canada’s Network Infrastructure • Government investments in rural broadband (but not urban) and to support R&D networks (e.g., CANARIE) • Regulations and policies that incent investment and competition, provide access to more spectrum and passive infrastructure • Support ICT sector growth • Address key issues: commercialization, R&D, talent, financing, procurement, barriers to trade and investment • Government, industry and other stakeholders should work collaboratively to fix these issues • Continue to support Canadian Digital Content • Focus on investments, other sources of financing, talent and sector development, national institutions, and modern rules and regulations • Also address infrastructure, the transition to digital over-the-air television and foreign ownership. • Ensure we have a skilled workforce • Increase enrolment in ICT disciplines • Improve basic digital literacy …and lots of interest in R&D.

  6. 3. Recommendations Related to R&D • Provide more financial assistance for innovation and commercialization • Improve SR&ED Tax Credit Program, a valuable program • Make it refundable • Expand expense coverage, including IP and marketing • Simplify rules & eligibility (improve administration) • Continue to fund collaborative research projects and expand programs with a proven track record such as IRAP and Precarn • Ensure R&D incentives are predictable and long term • Continue to support critical research infrastructure, such as CANARIE • Promote greater collaboration within the research community • Create new centres of excellence and other communities to foster innovation and commercialization • Support cluster network development (support testbeds, connect research centres-networks, incubators, etc.) • Encourage clearer application of Intellectual property rights in collaborations, specifically partnerships between industry-academia • Increase efficiency and better align programs that support R&D • Encourage coordination between agencies and promote more joint federal-provincial collaboration, e.g., between NSERC, NRC, FedDev and provincial centres of excellence, and examine opportunities for co-investments

  7. 4. Recommendations Related to Innovation • Address ICT adoption and use in the general economy to close productivity lag • Use education and awareness programs to demonstrate the enabling effect of ICT and create incentives to encourage adoption • Suggest additional focus on ICT adoption from the BDC and funding for IRAP to address ICT adoption rates • Encourage adoption of new technologies by making Government a model user • Improve access to capital, as financing is a significant constraint • Develop a cost shared investment program to support large innovative technology projects and share R&D risk • Create incentives to increase supply of available capital as lack of access to risk capital is an obstacle to growth and innovation • Consider how the tax system can be used to leverage greater VC financing • Ensure a growing supply of talent (HQP) for R&D and ICT industry growth • As a large talent pool with expertise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and digital media supports innovation and current and future industry demand, stakeholders suggest more internships/co-ops, more K-12 educational focus on technology and immigration changes • Government procurement can be used to support innovation • Use Government purchasing power to support commercial innovation, for economic development, and to help grow ICT firms by supporting pre-procurement R&D

  8. 5. Opportunities Emerging for Canada Stakeholders see we can “Own the Podium” by Targeting emerging sectors such as e-health, clean tech and Green ICT and digital content in which Canada has the potential to achieve international presence Focussing R&D to exploit convergence across industry sectors, such as ICT with digital media, health, social sciences and design Enabling Canadian businesses to leverage new technology models, such as Cloud Computing, for improved productivity and global reach Leveraging Canadian capabilities in wireless, mobile, digital media and gaming Use DES as a spring board to address demographic, environmental and competitive challenges faced by Canada Use latest technologies to address: Healthcare Smart & sustainable communities Smart grid power generation and distribution State-of–the-art supercomputing infrastructure Democracy and citizen engagement

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