Innovation Agenda Presentation to the Information Technology Infrastructure Roundtable June 17, 2013 Brad Sweeney Chair, Innovative Canadian Enterprises Advisory Committee Head, Analytics and Departmental Initiatives

Where We Are To Date 2 Kick off meeting Introductions and orientation Kick Off Dec 12, 2012 Government of Canada (GC) program familiarization and framework Early feedback on innovation, the Jenkins Report, and problem familiarization Emerging theme of GC and innovators having grown apart Clear theme that procurement is a critical obstacle to innovation within GC Communitech / CDMN Jan 27, 2013 Successful efforts on procurement simplification – ITAC and Ontario How to improve SSC’s interaction with the innovation community – Invest Ottawa What can SSC do to promote innovation? – CICP and other innovation channels SSC’s innovation needs – what do you want industry to work on? Innovation Park / Queen’s University March 27, 2013 Industry association dialogue on what SSC can do to promote innovation Proposal on how to showcase SSC’s “unmet demand” Overall concept of bringing together unmet demand with innovators and funds High level introduction of SSC’s unmet demand areas Ottawa June 10, 2013 Strong Key Messages:  SSC can work on improving procurement processes in order to promote innovation  SSC can adopt a culture of innovation, accept risk, and be willing to learn from failures  SSC can engage with industry on its future needs without being prescriptive  SSC can leverage associations and innovation hubs to establish relationships

Key Recommendations to ITIR  SSC to engage in a broad-based outreach program on forward-looking needs  Streamline and improve SSC and ICT sector engagement in the CICP program  Streamline SSC’s internal procurement processes to promote innovation  Leverage innovation hubs and VC to identify potential innovations – don’t go it alone 3 Innovation Outreach Innovation Outreach Innovation Engagement A critical success element for SSC’s Innovation Agenda is to ensure Canadian ICT community has clear view of the SSC Problem Space – in essence ensure the market sees the “Unmet Demand” it’s not currently meeting Unmet Demand ICT Innovation Funding Build a system that brings these elements together: -Provide a forum for outreach that ties back to funding -The market will organize itself to meet the demand Leverage CICP -Establish an SSC-ICT stream -Participate in bid evaluation -Provide lab environment for testing and feedback -Ensure continuity with enterprise procurement Leverage Innovation Hubs -establish communication rhythm on potential innovations Leverage SSC’s Procurement Authority -Foster a culture of innovation within SSC -Identify and resolve any barriers in the procurement processes -specific recommendation to follow

4 June Proposal Formal discussion of approach with ICEAC Presentation to ITIR Open discussion of SSC forward-looking need and where no market solution is yet evident Product innovators, thought leaders, Canadian incubators and VC community Not about today’s products: not procurement, not sales CICP SSC procurement Assess relevant innovations Perpetuate SSC’s engagement Innovation Outreach Dedicated sessions with SSC leadership and leading innovators within the Canadian ICT community Onboard Innovation 10 | 17 Converged Communications Cloud Computing End-User Devices Security Proposed Outreach Engagement September/October Timeframe Winter/Spring Assess Performance Assess Performance Synthesis of results Feedback Fall Setup Late summer Ongoing

Innovative Canadian Enterprises Advisory Committee Forward Agenda TimeObjective June 17, 2013  ITIR: “What Success Looks Like from an ICT Sector Perspective” August 2013 (TBD Hub)  “Connecting with Incubator Innovations “  Review logistics for ICT sector engagement September – October 2013 (Various Hubs)  Sessions between SSC and industry  Discussion of unmet demand that SSC sees today November 2013 (TBC: OMERS Worldwide)  Report out on engagement  Discuss Academic R&D Exposure  CICP program results As necessary  Further ICEAC meetings organized to address needs going forward 5