ONEIA breakfast meeting December 10, 2009. Presentation CRAIG LAUDRUM Manager Contract Services, Centre of Excellence for Earth and Environmental Technologies craig.laudrum@oce-ontario.org

2. Ontario’s Innovation Agenda
• The goal of Ontario’s Innovation Agenda is to
promote “a high and sustainable level of
prosperity, and healthy communities, that
provide high-quality jobs and better lives for
people in Ontario” by . . .

3. Ontario’s Innovation Agenda
1.) Advancing the digital universe through
new digital media and information &
communications technologies; and

4. Ontario’s Innovation Agenda
2.) Conquering disease through life sciences,
biotechnology, advanced health
technologies and pharmaceutical research
and advanced manufacturing.

5. Ontario’s Innovation Agenda
3.) Tackling climate change through bio-based,
environmental, alternative energy and clean
technologies;

6. Ontario Network of Excellence
Ontario Centres of
Excellence MaRS
Regional / Sectoral
Innovation
Networks

7. Ontario Centres of Excellence
• Universities • Industry
• Colleges
• Industry
• Research associations
Institutes
Network
Ontario Centres
• Public sector
• Regional & of Excellence
Sectoral (OCE) • Angel investors
Innovation
Networks • Venture capital
• MaRS

8. OCE sectors of interest
• Alternative Energy Technologies
• Environmental Technologies
• Communications and IT
• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
• Photonics

9. Focal points for application of
environmental technologies
• Using water more wisely
• Greening our buildings and infrastructure
• Waste reduction and recycling
• Brownfield remediation
• Managing our natural resources
• Innovative energy generation and distribution

10. For discussion:
How can OCE and ONEIA work together
(i) to promote integrated, multi-disciplinary systems-based approaches to
improving social, economic and environmental conditions in Ontario
and
(ii) to have Ontario industry recognized as preferred suppliers of
Cleantech products and services

11. Thank you
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craig.laudrum@oce-ontario.org