Admin Burden in Canada (ABC) Introductory Panel Discussion (CA, UK and US overview) - Robbin Tourangeau

1. Leadership Council for Digital Infrastructure
CASRAI-CA Reconnect16
October 24, 2016

2. Background
Key Events:
• CUCCIO 2011
• Summit 2012
• Summit 2014
• Letter to Minister 2015
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3. Vision
The LCDI Vision is:
To develop a strong and vibrant digital research
infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem that allows
Canadians to realize the economic and social
benefits of new digital technologies and data by
supporting and accelerating research,
innovation, and education.
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4. Mission
The LCDI Mission is:
• To provide leadership on behalf of the DRI
ecosystem in Canada.
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5. LCDI Goals
The goals of LCDI are to ensure that:
1) Canada’s DRI ecosystem is well-governed, user-centred,
agile, rooted in a shared vision, accountable, strategic,
and sustainable;
2) Canada’s DRI ecosystem serves the full spectrum of user
need from basic to advanced and across all disciplines;
and that
3) Canada remains globally competitive and a leader in the
field of DRI.
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6. LCDI Objectives
The objectives of LCDI are to:
1) Provide a forum to ensure that the DRI ecosystem is developed in an
integrated and coherent manner;
2) Provide a central point of contact to help stakeholders navigate and
connect within the DRI ecosystem as a whole;
3) Advance a common understanding of the DRI ecosystem through
effective and shared communications;
4) Develop and provide advice to government and other stakeholders on
the priorities and needs of the DRI ecosystem in Canada; and to
5) Support development of a robust DRI culture and user community in
Canada.
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7. What are the Key Functions of an Integrated
DRI Ecosystem in Canada?
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8. Challenges Facing Canada’s DRI
Ecosystem
• Lack of coherent system-wide planning
• Lack of clarity on priorities within each component of the
ecosystem and for the ecosystem overall
• Distributed delivery system that lacks full clarity on
responsibilities of various players and accountabilities for
delivery
• Uneven and unaligned funding structures
• No single point of contact for DRI ecosystem
• Underfunding
• Keeping pace with change
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9. Next Steps
• Establish LCDI Secretariat
• Support and/or lead strategic planning
exercises in priority areas
• Facilitate regular meetings of the LCDI
• Provide a central point of contact on the DRI
ecosystem for government and other
stakeholders
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