*Last updated January 2019

1. digitalsupercluster.ca
Associate Forum
January, 2018

2. Welcome to the Digital Supercluster Family
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Inaugural Members of the Digital Technology Supercluster
Official Launch – November 27, 2018

3. Outline for the Forum
• The Fundamentals: Supercluster 101
• How to get involved as an Associate
• Supercluster Programs and Projects
• Phase 2 Program
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4. Supercluster 101

5. Federal Supercluster Program
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Federal government
investing $950MM into
superclusters to drive
growth, prosperity, jobs
and global leadership.
A collaboration of large and small
companies, technology adopters
and providers, universities,
colleges, Indigenous peoples and
not-for-profit organizations to turn
ideas into solutions that can be
brought to market.
Superclusters encourage and
leverage investment in new
areas and strengthen supply
chains through partnerships
with private sector, post-
secondary, innovation
intermediaries and government.
~$1 Billion Industry-driven Ambitious Projects

6. Supercluster Objectives
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Develop globally-
competitive
platforms and
companies
Build powerful
partnerships
and alliances
Increase breadth
and diversity
of talent ready for a
digital economy
Scale up small and
medium-sized
enterprises
and increase
ecosystem
performance

7. Canada’s Superclusters
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8. Vision and Values
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Results-Focused
Greater Good
Respect
Diversity
Transparency
Collaborative
Position Canada as a global leader in digital technology by unlocking
the potential of data in the era of the intelligent enterprise

9. Purpose
Digital. Transformation.
Through business led collaborative partnerships,
we facilitate and fund the development of
digital products and platforms to transform industries
and propel economic growth across Canada.
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10. How do Supercluster Programs Work?
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Supercluster provides
platform for collaboration
among Member and
Associate organizations
Project consortia develop
and submit collaborative
proposals to Supercluster
Projects are selected
based on a competitive
project evaluation process
Approved projects receive
co-investment funding
from the Supercluster
Facilitated
Collaboration
Members
Propose Projects
Competitive
Project Selection
Co-investment
in Projects

11. What is the Nature of the Funding
What it is…
• Competitive process for project funding
• Multiple calls for proposals over 5 years
• Minimum requirements to be eligible
proposal incl. consortium composition
• Matching funding towards eligible
consortium projects
• Multi-year commitments to consortium
based on duration of selected projects
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What it isn’t…
• Not a substitute for IRAP, SDTC, SIF, WINN or
other forms of direct funding to companies
• Not a substitute for research council funding
• Not designed to support a single company; it
is project-focused funding with multiple
collaborators
• Not equity or debt financing;
it is project funding

12. Supercluster Programs and Projects

13. Digital Technology Supercluster Focus
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Technology Leadership Capacity-Building
Collaborative projects that directly
enhance the productivity, performance
and competitiveness of member firms.
Projects that enhance regional labour
force skills including diversity and First
Nations initiatives. Builds the innovation
ecosystem and increases access to world
markets.
2 Focus Areas

14. Technology Leadership Projects
Collaborative technology development projects that could radically improve Canadian
economic prosperity, competitiveness and productivity that are focussed on:
Unlocking the potential of data to create new scalable products/ platforms that have the
potential to transform industries
Precision Health: Projects that leverage digital technologies to transform any aspect of
healthcare delivery and life sciences
Digital Twins: Projects that involve the digital representation of real world objects or
systems and the dynamics of how they function over their life cycle
Data Commons: Projects that involve the aggregation of diverse sources of data to create
collaborative platforms on which to build new products
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15. Capacity Building Projects
Initiatives that enhance the competitiveness and connectivity of the region to
achieve objectives including:
Grow a digital workforce prepared for the jobs of tomorrow
Ensure a diverse pool of digital talent (opportunities for Indigenous people,
underrepresented groups, women)
Scale SMEs with resources for growth, increased exports and competitiveness
Increase supply chain links to enhance access to global markets
15Pilot program starting in Spring 2019

16. Supercluster Program Framework
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Designed with program streams that have cross-cutting impact
Data Visualization Supercluster Platforms
AR-MR-VR | Mapping | Simulation and Modelling
Data Analysis Supercluster Platforms
Cloud | Supercomputing | Quantum Computing | Machine Learning
Data Collection Supercluster Platforms
IoT | Connectivity | Data Repositories
Programs
Precision Health
Digital Twins
Data Commons
Health IndustrialNatural
Resources
CapacityBuilding

17. Technology Program Streams
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Precision Health
To create a targeted, predictive and
personalized approach to health
care, prevention, detection and
treatment strategies.
A data-driven approach to:
•Predict and prevent disease
•Diagnose more precisely
•Personalize targeted interventions
•Engage, inform and empower
patients, caregivers and healthcare
professionals
Digital Twins Data Commons
To create real-time, virtual
production environments for
operations management,
simulation, modelling and training.
Facilitate rapid data-driven
decision-making in complex
industrial systems:
• Digital twins of manufacturing,
health and resource operating
environments
• Digital Learning Factories
• Virtualization of natural resource,
health and infrastructure projects
To aggregate big data resources
from multiple stakeholders and
platforms for exploration, machine
learning and application
development.
Facilitate a collaborative data
commons to:
• Create hybrid connectivity
between systems and data silos
• Analyze more data and harness
new computational resources
• Enable the use and secure sharing
of data from any device, anywhere.

18. Phase 1 Projects in Development
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Precision Health Digital Twins Data Commons

19. Project Funding Eligibility
• Supercluster Member
(Founding, Gold, Regular)
• Organization of any size
• Located in Canada
• Supercluster Member and
Associates
• Located anywhere in the
World
• Must be industry-led
• Involve at least one small or medium
sized enterprise (SME)
• Involve at least one post-secondary
institution
• Project work must be done in Canada
• No one project partner can incur more
than 70% of the total project costs
Project ParticipationProject Leadership Project Consortium

20. How will Projects be Evaluated?
Team & Management Plan (30%)
• Quality of the consortium
• Added value through cooperation
• Realistic and clearly defined project
management and planning
• Reasonable cost structure
Digital Technology Innovation (30%)
• Degree of innovation
• New applied knowledge
• Level of technical challenge
• Technical achievability and risk
Commercial Impact (30%)
• Market size
• Market access and risk
• Competitive advantage
• Clear and realistic commercialization plans
Ecosystem Impact (10%)
• SME growth through access to supply chains
• Access and application of Foreground IP
• Job creation, skills and capacity development
• Development of industry-driven research and
programming
• Benefits to the Ecosystem
Technology Leadership Program

21. What does success look like?
INNOVATION
• Future-focused supply chain
• Translates science into
breakthrough technology
• Leaps beyond today’s
technologies
PARTNERSHIPS
• Collaborative project teams
• Global reach and
competitiveness
• New companies created
IMPACT
• New technologies and IP
• Commercial applications
• Increased investment & jobs
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Technology Leadership Program

22. What does success look like?
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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Promote inclusive work environments
that support meaningful participation
of women, indigenous peoples and
under-represented groups
ECOSYSTEM
Enhance the growth of a robust
innovation ecosystem
TALENT
Create a large, diverse and highly
skilled regional talent pool
Capacity-Building

23. Steps to Supercluster Success
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Ideation
Stage
Expressions of
Interest Stage
Full Project
Proposal Stage
Decision
Stage
• Meet Partners
• Share ideas
• Identify opportunities
• Discuss challenges
• Use Ideation Portal
• Form teams
• Communicate what is
in it for you
• Develop project
concept
• 4-page written
submission
• Concept pitch
• Full Proposal
development and
support
• Develop business plan
• Develop project plan
• Develop IP rationale
• Confirm partner
commitments
• Executive sign-off
• Panel presentation
• Present the project
proposal
• Project Evaluation
• Project Selection
Committee
• Board of Directors
ratification

24. Supercluster Membership and
Engagement Pathway

25. Digital Technology Supercluster
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 $360 Million in Funding: $153 million in federal
funding over $200 million from members.
 29 Members representing 33 organizations,
and 500 + Associates.
 Diversity in Membership. 14 SMEs, 13 large
companies and six post-secondary institutions;
 Focused on Digital Technology Leadership.
Digital technology innovation through the
application of data analytics, quantum
computing, and virtual/augmented reality
 Results in Economic Growth and Jobs.
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Plus 500+
Associates
Start-ups, SMEs, Large companies, Multi-
nationals, universities, institutes, colleges,
research institutions, not-for-profits

27. Members and Associates
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Supercluster Strategy
Project Leadership
Access to Funding
Members Associates
Set strategy and direction of
Supercluster programs
No direct participation;
Can suggest project ideas
Can develop and lead projects;
and submit project proposals
May only be invited to participate
in projects led by Members
Eligible to receive direct
Supercluster funding
Ineligible to receive direct Supercluster
funding*; May however receive
funding from Members
Annual Program Commitment to
access Supercluster Funds
No Program investment
CommitmentSupercluster Investment
* Exception for Capacity Building projects
Members and Associates
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Supercluster Strategy
Project Leadership
Access to Funding
Members Associates
Set strategy and direction of
Supercluster programs
No direct participation;
Can suggest project ideas
Can develop and lead projects;
and submit project proposals
May only be invited to participate
in projects led by Members
Eligible to receive direct
Supercluster funding
Ineligible to receive direct Supercluster
funding*; May however receive
funding from Members
Annual Program Commitment to
access Supercluster Funds
No Program investment
CommitmentSupercluster Investment
* Exception for Capacity Building projects

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Why Become an Associate?
Access to the Supercluster Network. Forge new relationships that would not have
otherwise happened to build strategic relationships with local and global partners
Collaboration Opportunities. Exposure and access to leading-edge research and
innovation to further strategic goals and R&D
Opportunity for Funding from Members. Members in an eligible project may elect to
provide funding to Associates involved in a project.
Pathway to Membership. Associates are non-voting Members that participate on a
project by project basis. This is an exploratory membership class that provides an
opportunity for organizations to make connections and discover participation
opportunities.

29. How do I get involved as an Associate?
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Sign Participation Agreement.
To confirm your status as an
Associate and participate
Contribute to Ideation Hub.
Begin contributing project ideas
to the Ideation Hub
Sign into Resource Portal (Feb 2019)
Log into the Resource Portal and
explore Member Directory.
Engage with Phase 2 Program.
Join in the workshops, networking
and collaborations for the Phase 2
Call for Proposals

30. Resource Portal (Coming Feb 2019)
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Main Site
Login
Ideation
Hub
Member
Directory
Resource Portal
SUPERCLUSTER
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An introduction
to the Digital
Technology
Supercluster
RESOURCE
CATEGORY
Button takes you
to a page with
relevant
resources
PHASE 2
PROJECT CALL
All the materials
you need for an
project proposal
Analytics
Reports
Access to an Ideation
Hub and Member
Directory to connect
with others and explore
opportunities.
Resource Library with
access to tools
and information
organized by topic or
service area.
Tools and resources to help
you build a path to success.

31. Ideation Hub (Coming Feb 2019)
Converting Ideas into Opportunities
The ideation hub provides a place for the Supercluster’s innovation
leaders to connect, share and shape ideas into new business and
technology development opportunities
We are in the final stages of selecting a service platform
to start building world-class ideation capabilities
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32. www.digitalsupercluster.ca
info@digitalsupercluster.ca