Federal Partners in Technology Transfer

FPTT Executive Office UpdateFor National Meeting

Morna Paterson3 June 2008

Partenaires fédéraux en transfert de technologie

Priorités des PFTT 2007-2008

Morna PatersonLe 3 juin 2008

Report on 2007-08 Priorities

1. Networking/Sharing Best Practices

2. Professional Development

3. Communications and Promotion

4. Research and Advocacy

5. Administration

Priorités pour 2007-2008

1. Réseautage/partage des meilleures pratiques

2. Perfectionnement professionnel

3. Communications et promotion

4. Recherche et défense des intérêts

5. Administration

1. Networking and Sharing Best Practices 1. Goal: Strengthen the FPTT network by providing a forum to

share best practices

• FPTT chapter meetings: Quebec June 21, September 14, December 6; February 7; Ontario September 20, December 20, February 21

• FPTT National Meeting: 12 June 2007

• FPTT network luncheon at ACCT conference November 19

• Workshops in Halifax and Winnipeg

Networking cont’d

2. Goal :Promote strategic networking and develop linkages with leaders in the technology transfer field including federal, provincial, academic and private industry representatives

• ACCT : les PFTT sont un partenaire de la Conférence de l’ACCT en 2007

• IPIC: le directeur est membre du Comité de TT• MAÉCI : a fourni un apport à la réunion des partenaires en S et T• LES - É.-U. et Canada : a fourni un apport au programme et des

conférenciers.• Innovation Council du CBOC : Rôle actif dans l’établissement du

programme

1. Networking cont’d

• FPTT password protected Members Corner: Launched at December 20 FPTT Ontario meeting. Consultant hired to complete addition of content.

• ERA-Can: Member of Finance Committee; participated in staffing interviews for ERA-Can Office assistant. Providing ongoing information support to the ERC-Can Liaison Office.

2. Professional Development

2.1 Goal: Facilitate access to technology transfer tools,

information and experts

• Scanned the TT literature and selected relevant information for the FPTT newsletter

• Developed and maintained FPTT website and worked to ensure it

isCLF2 compliant

• Responded to requests for information and provided referrals to

experts and technologies

2. Professional Development cont’d

2.2 Goal: Build technology transfer capacity

• Surveyed members to determine training needs

• Planned and organized the FPTT 2007 National Meeting in Halifax

and began preparations for this year’s national meeting

• Held three workshops on tech transfer for our non TT colleagues :

Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax et

• Trios audioconférence . CDs disponibles pour prêt. Rétroaction

importante reçue pour l’amélioration des séances futures

2. Professional Development cont’d

2.3 Goal: Creation of a specialist certificate program for

federal TT professionals

. • Gathering information on programs offered by U of Man, U of A,

UNB, US Federal Laboratory Consortium, and associations such as LES, AUTM, ACCT , WIPO and others.

3. Communications et promotion

3.1 Objectif : Promouvoir les laboratoires fédéraux et le transfert fructueux de la technologie

• Prix et le Gala des PFTT 2007 à Halifax*. Trois lauréats. Lauréat précédent a agi comme conférencier-présentateur

• Began development of new promotional material to augment the Century of Innovation Poster and demonstrate the successful transfer of new technologies from federal labs

• Exhibited the FPTT booth at WBT and FLC plus LES US and Canada • Article sur les PFTT dans le CNRC à l’oeuvre qui portera sur les

partenariats. • Présentation offerte à une délégation de TT russe

3. Communications and Promotion cont’d

3.2 Goal: Develop some key options for a communication

strategy

Consultant was hired . FPTT stake holders were interviewed and report completed. Recommendations to be discussed with FPTT Working Group.

4. Research and Advocacy

4.1 Goal: Take an active role in advocating change and influencing technology transfer related policies as recommended by FPTT Advisory Council

• S&T Strategy Implementation:

• Knowledge Translation and Technology Commercialization Working Group to review intellectual property policies and other possible barriers to successful S&T collaboration and technology transfer from federal labs

• Conduct an analysis that will identify the TT processes and challenges associated with the non-commercial transfer of R&D out puts

• Policy Research Initiative: improving Measurement and Reporting on Impacts of Federal S&T

4. Research and Advocacy cont’d4.2 Goal: Raise the profile of the FPTT Advisory Council with a

view to becoming the voice for technology transfer in the federal government

• FPTT Advisory Council agreed to take on an enhanced role in policy making related to knowledge translation and technology transfer and commercialization and was re-named the FPTT ADM Committee

• FPTT Executive Office (i.e., 3 NRC employees) has been re-named: FPTT Secretariat and it will carry out the direction of, and report to, the FPTT ADM Committee

• FPTT Steering Committee (i.e., one senior tech transfer representative from each member department) to be re-named: FPTT Working Group.

• Our activities will increasingly address the different needs of departments in non-economic ( as per the Belinko model) based departments (e.g., what are the best practices in managing IP in non-economic based departments?)

Support to ADM Committee

• These activities will assume a greater importance than previously (when they were called ‘research and advocacy’)

• The Secretariat will coordinate its own activities and those of the Working Group in examining critical issues as requested by the FPTT ADM Committee

• For 2008-09, the ADM Committee will likely wish to focus on specific IP and TT issues of the DGSI and the Commercialization Pilot

• The Secretariat will need to provide support for reporting to the ADM Committee on S&T to ensure this link is strengthened

• The Secretariat will also need to support more regular meetings of and follow-up from the FPTT ADM Committee

5. Administration des PFTT

• Le Bureau de direction des PFTT relève maintenant de la directrice exécutive du nouveau bureau de Soutien aux affaires du CNRC et non plus de la VP-STI

• La dotation du poste d’agent principal de programme est maintenant chose faite, après 18 mois de recherche. Bienvenue a Marc-André Massie

• Renouvellement du Protocole d’entente 2008-2011