Building Applied Research Capacity: The NSERC College and Community

Innovation Program (CCIP)Robert Luke, Ph.D.

Director, Applied Research & InnovationGeorge Brown College

Agenda

Introduction: Innovation Productivity The CCI Program Inputs/Outputs Suggestions for a successful application Building applied research capacity

Canada’s Innovation Capacity

13th out of 17 countries (OECD) “D” for innovation: “it’s been a D for decades”– Conference Board of Canada, How Canada Performs:

A Report Card on Canada Canada's ‘Capacity to innovate’: C-– Global Insight

Mediocre– Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council

(STIC) State of the Nation 2008

Productivity

Canada is second in OECD for HERD; 12th in BERD– HERD: Higher Education Expenditures on R&D– BERD: Business Expenditures on R&D

Productivity

Firms are not making effective use of postsecondary R&D capabilities– “We’ve gone too far in subsidizing R&D, and not

far enough in subsidizing diffusion of innovation.” (Sharpe 2009)

The Innovation Equation

Public Private Partnership + R&D = P3RD– Public R&D subsidy

Goal: Fostering diffusion of innovation

P3RD Supporting applied research will foster increased

productivity, enabling Canada to realign R&D expenditure imbalances, and correct our long-standing poor record on innovation.

CCIP

Open to any discipline Is institutional, not individual

Colleges

Must be NSERC-eligible Must commit to matching funds Must support faculty engagement Must provide facilities, services and space for

applied research

Context

Canada's Science & Technology Strategy– Energy– Environment– Health– ICT– Business et al

LOI [1] Building Research Capacity and Industry Innovation

Transfer Description of applied research to be carried out Applied research capacity gaps; Outcomes and

benefits to industry Industry, faculty and student involvement Fit to industry needs, College’s strategic plan, the

management team, three to five key personnel Amount requested

LOI [2]

Budget Justification Letter from College President Two letters of support from industry partners

Proposal

Start early Develop partnerships, project plans Secure cash contributions Detail in-kind Letters of support

Proposal

Focus on complementarity Leverage networks – context Strong project management Industry sector guidance HQSP – support student applied research

competencies – Invitation to reuse CONII content

Selection Criteria

Potential to Contribute to Local or Regional Innovation

Excellence of the Proposal Need for, and Use of, Resources

Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

How will you

Respond to industry needs Mobilize faculty, students Mainstream applied research Measure success

Mobilize

Senior management support Operational support Faculty interest Student engagement

CCIP

Round 5– LOI 6 November– Invite February 2010– Due 22 April 2010– Decision August 2010

Role of applied research

Regional R&D capacity and diffusion of innovation

Complementarity in the R&D continuum

Startup.edu

“Last Mile” R&D services Stages of technology development

http://www.sdtc.ca/en/about/innovation_chain.htm

Fundamental Research

Applied Research

Technology Development & Demonstration

(Pilot to Full Scale)

ProductCommercialization

& MarketDevelopment

MarketEntry &MarketVolume

From discovery to design

Multidisciplinary Collaborative Problem Solving – The intentional application of applied research

and innovation services to industry needs and contexts

– Uses college verticals in a horizontal integration strategy

– Move from idea to invoice

Open Innovation

“…the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation, respectively.” (Chesbrough)

Open Innovation Network

CONII: Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation

Contact

Robert Luke, Ph.D.Director, Applied Research and InnovationGeorge Brown Collegegbcresearch.carluke@georgebrown.ca