CENGN SummitDecember 7, 2017

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science /Ministry of Economic Development and Growth

Strategic Program Development and Delivery Office

THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IS HERE!

The Digital Economy is growing at over 10% per year across G-20 countries (2010-2016):o 18% in emerging economieso 8% in developed

economies

The Internet of Things (IoT) will transform many industries, from manufacturing to agriculture, which together, will account for nearly two-thirds of GDP by 2025.

Ontario’s ICT sector o $32 billion of Ontario’s GDPo 45% of total Canadian ICT GDP in 2015o $7.8 billion of exports, representing 67% of total Canadian ICT exports in 2015.

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ONTARIO IS WELL-POSITIONED TO LEAD IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

ENGINE OF CANADA’S KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY AND THE EPICENTRE OF ITS ICT ACTIVITY: Second largest ICT cluster in North America Seven of the ten largest tech companies in the world conduct R&D in Ontario

(Apple, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Intel, Cisco and Huawei)

WORLD CLASS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: 44 universities and colleges, producing more than 39,600 skilled graduates in

science, engineering, mathematics and related technologies, each year. Ontario universities attracted over $2.7 billion in sponsored research income

HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE: 67% of Ontario’s adult population have a post-secondary education

ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC AND SUPPORTIVE ECOSYSTEMS FOR R&D ON THE PLANET: More than $14 billion is spent on R&D every year Dynamic centres such as Bayview Yards, MaRS Discovery District, Ontario

Centres of Excellence, and the province’s network of Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) to offer commercialization, advisory support and R&D matchmaking

The Ontario government’s Business Growth Initiative rests on three pillars: o scaling up high-growth firms; o embracing innovation ando lowering the cost of doing business through regulatory modernization

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THE ARC OF ONTARIO’S INNOVATION

SYSTEM

Over $375 million in transformative technology projects to build an open innovation platform

Business Growth Initiative introduced

Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE) introduced.Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy released with $295M budget commitment to support youth through Campus-Linked Accelerators and Ontario Campus Entrepreneurship Activities.

Ontario Network of Excellence developed, the first provincial program and service network.

$160 million budget commitment to target the innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship continuum.

NEXT WAVE HERE & NOW

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Ontario Commercialization Network revamped.Engaged over 200 businesses & community leaders

First investments in Research Parks and Incubators.Summer Company programs launched and 190 students start a summer business. Business Self-Help Desks begin to convert to comprehensive offices in 29 communities.4

ONTARIO’S TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ECOSYSTEM

Corporate InnovationOpen Innovation Marketplace

Start-Up/Scale-UpEcosystem

Transformative Technology Platform Ecosystem

Innovation Ecosystem

Ontario is building an open innovation Platform

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TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERCONNECTIONS

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ONTARIO’S TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS

5G-NGN (Fifth Generation and Next Generation Networks) – $130M to support two projects - $67M in ENCQOR and $63M in CENGN via OCE – to advance the development and commercialization of 5G and next-generation technology networks.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Vector Institute – $80M to create an institute with a specific focus on deep learning and machine learning more broadly, including accelerating to 100 applied AI masters grads per year.

Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) – $80M to create a connected and autonomous vehicle innovation network across Ontario, in partnership with OCE. Ontario’s investment will support industry-led AV R&D projects, including a Demonstration Zone; and attract and grow AV talent.

IBM-I3 – $27.75M to provide SMEs with technological resources, physical space and expertise to scale their companies, as well as access to supercomputing technology and Watson.

Quantum Technologies – $20M committed in Budget 2017, to support the development of cutting-edge research, the training of highly qualified personnel and academics in the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab.

Cybersecurity– $4M pilot project with OCE to partner start-ups with financial institutions to accelerate the growth of cybersecurity and fintech start-ups, and support the adoption of emerging cyber technologies by financial institutions.

Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (AMC) – $35M to help develop long-term industrial innovation projects and support industry-academic partnerships with McMaster, Waterloo and Western.7

BusinessSupport

TechnicalSupport

Big Data Analytics

Cognitive Intelligence

Services for Ontario Businesses

4G and 5G – Wired and Wireless Technologies

Cloud Platforms & Tools

Quantum Computing

Wireless Technologies for Rural & Northern Ontario

(remote communities)

Super-Computing

Next GenerationNetworks

(Software-Defined Networks / Network

Function Virtualization)

Machine Learning

Design Thinking

SME TOOLKIT Equips SMEs with the transformative technology tools to start, scale, compete, and

win in the global marketplace

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TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Applied R&D/ Academia Collaborations

• SOSCIP: • Co-Development

projects with Academia

• Design Thinking with Academia and Industry

• Access to academia infrastructure

• Vector – AI Institute

Business Support/Customer Engagement

Skills Development/Technical Support/ Programs

International Sales / Exports

• Customer Demonstration

• Strategic business support

• Support for Design Thinking and Design Applications; User Engagement and Usability Testing

• Customer engagement

• Procurement linkages (e.g. smart cities, hospitals)

• SME Internships• HUB/RIC

internships• Training Sessions• Hackathons• Access to CENGN’s

Engineering Team• Access to

ENCQOR’s technical support staff

• Technology Co-Development projects with SMEs

• International Customer Demonstrations

• Soft Landing Program

• Targeted business development missions

• Linkages to international trade offices

• Access to MNE supply chains, channel partners & customers

• Access to MNE global innovation centres (IBM)

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RICs TTIsORION

ORION CONNECTS THE RICs TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

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Vector Institute

Next Generation Networks

5G (Fifth Generation)

IBM Innovation Incubator

Cybersecurity

Quantum Technologies

Advanced Manufacturing Consortium

Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network

Diffusing Transformative Technologies across regions and economic sectors through the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs

Thunder BaySudbury

Sault St. Marie

North Bay

Ottawa

Kingston

DurhamToronto

HaltonHamilton

St. Catharines

Windsor

London

Waterloo

Guelph

Mississauga

York Region

Timmins

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18 Regional Innovation

Centres

Future

Advanced Manufacturing

AVIN Regional TechnologyDevelopment SitesORION Connectivity

Regional Innovation

RegionalLayers of Innovation

Regional Innovation Centres

Bill MantelAssistant Deputy Minister

Strategic Program Development and Delivery Officebill.mantel@Ontario.ca

THANK YOU!

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science /Ministry of Economic Development and Growth