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• An RD Managers Perspective
• TechExpo
• October 5, 2004
• Presented by Veena Rawat

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A Glimpse of CRC

• Primary federal government laboratory for
  advanced communications RD Agency of Industry
  Canada
• Major clients Industry Canada, National Defence,
  Canadian Space Agency, Canadian industry
• 71M annual budget (2003-2004)
• 235 research staff, 180 corporate staff
• Mission To help identify and close the
  innovation gaps in Canadas communications sector
  by
• engaging in industry partnerships
• building technical intelligence
• supporting small and medium-sized high-technology
  enterprises

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Main Thrusts
RD
Long term RD to strengthen expertise in key
technology areas
Major client-driven activities IC, DND, CSA and
industry
Rural and Remote Broadband Access Program
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Roles of Federal Laboratories

• Support decision-making, policy development and
  regulations
• rural and remote broadband access
• ST policy and horizontal integration
• spectrum management
• Support development of standards (e.g. ITU, NATO,
  IEEE)

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Roles of Federal Laboratories

• Support public health, safety, environmental
  and/or defence needs (e.g. 25 CRC business is
  for Defence)
• Enable economic and social development (e.g.
  Innovation Centre)
• These roles are supported by the guiding
  principles
• Alignment
• Linkages
• Excellence

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Industry Canadas Priorities

• Economic Development
• lead the development of broad framework and
  policies for economic development
• Science and Technology
• develop and implement ST policy and programs to
  increase research and commercialization
• Marketplace
• set administrative rules for a fair, efficient
  and competitive functioning of the Canadian
  marketplace

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CRCs Core Expertise

• CRC maintains a critical mass of expertise in
• wireless systems
• communications networks
• radio fundamentals
• interactive multimedia
• photonics

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RD Directions
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Research DriversTechnology Trends and Issues

• Broadband
• Wireless
• Next Generation Internet
• Cyber Defence
• Public Safety
• Security

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Business Drivers

• Government Priorities
• economic, social and security issues
• Client Needs
• Industry Canada
• National Defence
• Canadian Space Agency
• Private Industry and Universities
• International Research
• main contact point for international ST
  initiatives in the ICT Sector

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CRCs Main Clients

• Industry Canada
• Spectrum Research Program
• terrestrial wireless, fixed and mobile satellite
  services, broadcasting services, electromagnetic
  compatibility, and telecommunications standards

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CRCs Main Clients

• National Defence
• RD conducted for Defence RD Canada
• projects span several communication layers from
  physical, through network to application, and
  addresses growing military requirements in
  network-centric operations for communications
  interoperability, increased information flow, and
  effective mobile communications in complex
  environments

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CRCs Main Clients

• Canadian Space Agency
• Satellite Communications Program Canadian
  Space Plan
• Program management and technical authority for
  domestic satellite communications programs

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CRCs Main Clients

• Private Industry
• technology commercialization through IP

427 Active Agreements 226 Active Patents covering
94 inventions
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CRCs Main Clients

• Private Industry
• incubation at CRCs Innovation Centre
• 40 companies incubated since 1994
• eight companies currently on site
• recent success stories Skywave Mobile, Nimcat
  Networks, Spotwave Wireless

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RD Management Process

• Ongoing consultation with clients to define their
  priorities
• Advice and guidance from CRCs Board of Directors
• Annual strategic planning exercise
• CRC RD community opportunities for
  collaboration identified

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RD Outcomes

• Economic growth through technology transfer and
  company creation
• Advancement of knowledge - strong scientific
  knowledge base to maintain global competitiveness
• Increased collaborative efforts on issues and
  challenges of national and international concern
• Policies and regulations based on informed
  decision-making

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As a Public Lab we...

• Know technology trends and issues
• Know our research strengths
• Respond to government priorities through
  collaboration, contracting-in, licensing and
  incubation
• Stay connected to our external environment
• Listen to key players in the ST community
• Turn our knowledge into the right research
  decisions

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• Visit us at
• www.crc.ca