NRC s Industrial Research Assistance Program Presentation to ACCC

NRC’s Industrial Research Assistance Program Presentation to ACCC 3 rd College and Institute Research Symposium Margot Montgomery, Director General, IRAP National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, February 2001

What is IRAP …….

Guiding IRAP…. . .

IRAP - A National Innovation Network

IRAP at a glance…

IRAP’s Services to SMEs Innovation, research and development assistance:

IRAP’s impact on firms

IRAP Network Member Profile in 2000 -01

The Canadian Technology Network (CTN)

Why is IRAP a Success?

Core Values for IRAP

A growing role for IRAP….

Building connections. . .

IRAP and ACCC

Some current linkages with IRAP in Ontario:

IRAP- College Collaborations in Ontario

Some current linkages with IRAP in Alberta, N. W. T. & Nunavut 6 colleges have an ITA presence (20% of IRAP Alberta network): Lethbridge, SAIT(Clgy), Red Deer, NAIT(Edm), Aurora and Nunavut Research Institutes (part of Aurora and Nunavut Colleges), and 3 colleges have 4 part-time CTN Advisors (30% of CTN Alberta network of Advisors): Lethbridge, Red Deer, Grand Prairie and Nunavut.

IRAP- College Collaborations in Alberta, N. W. T. & Nunavut

IRAP- College Collaborations in Saskatchewan:

Some current linkages in Manitoba:

IRAP- College Collaborations in Manitoba:

Partnership and collaboration with Colleges

Benefits to Colleges and Institutes

Benefits to IRAP and Canadian SMEs

Benefits to Canada

IRAP can play a key role. . . in building linkages

What can Colleges do?