Insights into ICT hardware networks in Quebec: A focus on universityindustry networks and their location

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1 Insights into ICT hardware networks in Quebec: A focus on universityindustry networks and their location Catherine Beaudry and Mélik Bouhadra Polytechnique Montréal CDO Conference April 30 th 2015

2 Agenda Overview of the Canadian ICT sector NSERC Networks regarding Hardware Projects Intermediaries Geographical Proximity in Quebec clusters Research Objectives for CDO Project Methodology Conclusion

3 ICT in Canada Geographical distribution of ICT firms in Canada Geographical distribution of ICT firms in Quebec ON QC BC AB MB NS NB MTL Qc City Others SK PE NL YT Source: Industry Canada, Canadian Company Capabilities

4 ICT in Canada ICT firms distribution, by sector, in Canada ICT firms distribution, by sector, in Quebec Services Services Manufacturer/ Processor/Producer Manufacturer/ Processor/Producer Trading House/ Wholesaler/Agent and Distributor Trading House/ Wholesaler/Agent and Distributor Retail Retail Association Association Government Government Source: Industry Canada, Canadian Company Capabilities

5 Hardware firms in Quebec 40% Percentage of firms by sales 35% 30% 25% 20% Qc (495 firms) Qc - Manuf (152 firms) Qc- Non Manuf (343 firms) 15% Source: Industry Canada 10% 5% 0% 1$ - 100k$ 100k$ - 200k$ 200k$ - 500k$ 500k$ - 1M$ 1M$ - 5M$ 5M$ - 10M$ 10M$ - 25M$ 25M$ - 50M$ 50M$ + Manufacturing firms generate higher sales

6 Hardware firms in Montreal 25 Revenues by sector (G$) in Greater Montreal region Retail and repair Telecommunications 10 Services Manufacturing % 11,4% 8,6% 5,8% 6,7% 5,8% Source: Montreal International and TechnoMontreal Manufacturing firms were showing declining revenues in Montreal from 2006 to 2011

7 Firms Ownership Qc Qc - Manuf Canada Canada - Manuf Canadian 98,23% 95,32% 97,12% 93,45% Foreign 1,77% 4,68% 2,88% 6,55% Manufacturing firms show a higher rate of foreign ownership

8 ICT firms size Firm size distribution 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 1-4 employees 5-99 employees employees % 10% 0% CAN CAN (Manuf) CAN (Non- Manuf) Qc Qc (Manuf) Qc (Non-Manuf) 2760 firms 777 firms 1983 firms 644 firms 191 firms 453 firms Manufacturing firms are mainly SMEs

9 NSERC Networks Hardware related projects

10 NSERC funded research Few collabarations, Nortel has a central position amongst the industrial actors

11 Spar Aerospace Ltd Concordia University Industry Canada Quebec Telephone Imax Corporation Institut national de la recherche scientifique Universite Laval National Defence ecole de technologie supe NSERC funded research Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems Canada Inc. Bell Canada Nortel Networks Corporation Lockheed Martin Cana Universite du Quebec a Montreal Solid State Optoelectronics Consortium of Canada becois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies Centre de recherche pour la defense, Valcartier CAE Inc. Unisys GSG Canada Teleglobe Inc. Universite de Montreal Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal SIPRO Lab Telecom Inc. Universite de Sherbrook Servacom America Inc. Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd Atlantic Nuclear Services Ltd. Harris Farinon Canada Les Logiciels Machina Sapiens Inc. NHC Communications Inc. National Research Council of Canada Park Medical Systems Inc. Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd Cambrian Systems Corporation ITF Optical Technologies Inc. ecole Polytechnique de Montreal QPS Technology, Inc. Corvis Canada Framatome Connectors Canada Inc.

12 NSERC funded research

13 NSERC funded research The network is mainly represented by french universities

14 NSERC funded research Nortel is central in the network

15 NSERC funded research McGill University starts to appear

16 NSERC funded research

17 NSERC funded research The network density is increasing

18 NSERC funded research

19 NSERC funded research Bell is increasingly central

20 NSERC funded research McGill is the most important player amongst the Universities

21 NSERC funded research

22 NSERC funded research Nortel is moving away from the center

23 NSERC funded research

24 NSERC funded research Smaller clusters appear, e.g, College Lionel-Groulx

25 NSERC funded research

26 NSERC funded research Government achieving its goal of university-industry partnership?

27 NSERC funding ,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 4,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ NSERC: Total Amount on Hardware Related Projects with Industrial Partners 0 $ ,000 $ 180,000 $ 160,000 $ 140,000 $ 120,000 $ 100,000 $ 80,000 $ 60,000 $ 40,000 $ 20,000 $ Average Amount per NSERC Hardware Related Project with Industrial Partners 0 $

28 Number of NSERC grants involving partners Number of NSERC Hardware Related Projects with Industrial Partners

29 Role of Intermediaries

30 Intermediaries Identification C2Mi: MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre in Bromont ReSMIQ: Regroupement stratégique en microsystèmes du Québec in Montreal CRIM: Centre de recherche appliquée en technologies de l information in Montreal CIMEQ: Centre d innovation en microélectronique du Québec in Montreal INO: National Optics Institute in Quebec city And many more We are actually constructing the data base

31 C2Mi (CECR) C2Mi is an innovation center specialized in microelectronics 30 C2Mi Partnerships International Rest of Canada Quebec 5 0 Academic Industrial Commercialization

32 C2Mi Network

33 TechnoMontreal The ICT cluster of the Greater Montreal Region

34 Geographical Proximity

35 Hardware Clusters in Quebec Montreal Quebec city Bromont

36 Quebec city Source: Quebec International

37 Bromont town Source: Parc Scientifique de Bromont and C2Mi

38 Montreal Page under construction

39 Research Objectives for CDO Project

40 Objectives Identify the role of intermediaries such as the C2MI in the development and commercialisation of innovation in the ICT cluster in Bromont Measure the importance of the ICT hardware cluster in Montreal Determine the role of the university within these clusters Compare the importance of local and international links in the ICT hardware innovation network

41 Data in our hands NSERC: add co-applicants to the network Industry Canada: geo-referencing and complementary data Système d information sur la recherche universitaire (SIRU): other sources of funding To be added: Patents and Publications

42 Methodology Build the database of hardware ICT firms in Quebec Characterize the different types of links between firms and other organizations (Network) Superpose the links within a single network Interview network actors (firms and intermediary organizations) in order to determine the extent and the nature of collaboration Add the inter-firms links that we cannot measure otherwise And assess their relative importance

43 Thank you