Insights into ICT hardware networks in Quebec: A focus on university-industry networks and their location Catherine Beaudry and Mélik Bouhadra Polytechnique Montréal CDO Conference April 30th 2015
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
ICT in Canada
Geographical distribution of ICT firms in Canada
ON
QC
BC
AB
MB
NS
NB
SK
PE
NL
YT
Source: Industry Canada, Canadian Company Capabilities
Geographical distribution of ICT firms in Quebec
MTL
Qc City
Others
ICT in Canada ICT firms distribution, by sector, in
Canada
Services
Manufacturer/Processor/Producer
Trading House/Wholesaler/Agent and Distributor
Retail
Association
Government
ICT firms distribution, by sector, in Quebec
Services
Manufacturer/Processor/Producer
Trading House/Wholesaler/Agent and Distributor
Retail
Association
Government
Source: Industry Canada, Canadian Company Capabilities
Hardware firms in Quebec
Source: Industry Canada
Manufacturing firms generate higher sales
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1$ - 100k$ 100k$ - 200k$ 200k$ - 500k$ 500k$ - 1M$ 1M$ - 5M$ 5M$ - 10M$ 10M$ - 25M$ 25M$ - 50M$ 50M$ +
Percentage of firms by sales
Qc (495 firms)
Qc - Manuf (152 firms)
Qc- Non Manuf (343 firms)
Hardware firms in Montreal
Source: Montreal International and TechnoMontreal
Manufacturing firms were showing declining revenues in Montreal from 2006 to 2011
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Revenues by sector (G$) in Greater Montreal region
Retail and repair
Telecommunications
Services
Manufacturing
6,7% 5,8% 16% 11,4% 8,6% 5,8%
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
ICT firms size
Manufacturing firms are mainly SMEs
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CAN CAN (Manuf) CAN (Non-Manuf)
Qc Qc (Manuf) Qc (Non-Manuf)
Firm size distribution
1-4 employees
5-99 employees
100-499 employees
500 +
2760 firms 777 firms 1983 firms 644 firms 191 firms 453 firms
NSERC Networks Hardware related projects
1993-1997
Few collabarations, Nortel has a central position amongst the industrial actors
NSERC funded research
1994-1998
Universite de Montreal
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd
Universite Laval
Quebec Telephone
Atlantic Nuclear Services Ltd.
Park Medical Systems Inc.
Concordia University
Spar Aerospace Ltd
Nortel Networks CorporationSolid State Optoelectronics Consortium of CanadaUniversite du Quebec a Montreal
Bell Canada
Universite de Sherbrooke
SIPRO Lab Telecom Inc.
Les Logiciels Machina Sapiens Inc.
Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd
Fonds quebecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies
Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal
Servacom America Inc.
CAE Inc.
Teleglobe Inc.
Unisys GSG Canada
Centre de recherche pour la defense, Valcartier
Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems Canada Inc.
National Defence
ecole de technologie superieure
Lockheed Martin Canada Inc.
ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
National Research Council of CanadaNHC Communications Inc.
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Industry Canada
Imax Corporation
Harris Farinon Canada
Framatome Connectors Canada Inc.
ITF Optical Technologies Inc.
QPS Technology, Inc.
Cambrian Systems Corporation
Corvis Canada
NSERC funded research
1995-1999 NSERC funded research
1996-2000
The network is mainly represented by french universities
NSERC funded research
1997-2001
Nortel is central in the network
NSERC funded research
1998-2002
McGill University starts to appear
NSERC funded research
1999-2003 NSERC funded research
2000-2004
The network density is increasing
NSERC funded research
2001-2005 NSERC funded research
2002-2006
Bell is increasingly central
NSERC funded research
2003-2007
McGill is the most important player amongst the Universities
NSERC funded research
2004-2008 NSERC funded research
2005-2009
Nortel is moving away from the center
NSERC funded research
2006-2010 NSERC funded research
2007-2011
Smaller clusters appear, e.g, College Lionel-Groulx
NSERC funded research
2008-2012 NSERC funded research
2009-2013
Government achieving its goal of university-industry partnership?
NSERC funded research
NSERC funding 2005-2013
0 $
1,000,000 $
2,000,000 $
3,000,000 $
4,000,000 $
5,000,000 $
6,000,000 $
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
NSERC: Total Amount on Hardware Related Projects with Industrial
Partners
0 $
20,000 $
40,000 $
60,000 $
80,000 $
100,000 $
120,000 $
140,000 $
160,000 $
180,000 $
200,000 $
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Average Amount per NSERC Hardware Related Project with
Industrial Partners
Number of NSERC grants involving partners 2005-2013
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of NSERC Hardware Related Projects with Industrial Partners
Role of Intermediaries
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
C2Mi (CECR)
¡ C2Mi is an innovation center specialized in microelectronics
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Academic Industrial Commercialization
C2Mi Partnerships
International
Rest of Canada
Quebec
C2Mi Network
TechnoMontreal
¡ The ICT cluster of the Greater Montreal Region
Geographical Proximity
Hardware Clusters in Quebec
¡ Montreal
¡ Quebec city
¡ Bromont
Quebec city Source: Quebec International
Bromont town Source: Parc Scientifique de Bromont and C2Mi
Montreal
¡ Page under construction…
Research Objectives for CDO Project
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
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
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
Thank you
