Vincent Dugre presentation, Presentation TCI2018 European Conference Sofia

2. PARALLEL SESSIONS - BLOCK II - CLUSTER PRACTICE
Vincent Dugré
Cluster practitioner
Organising and institutionalising cluster effort
Quebec precompetitive research consortium network
TCI 2018 European conference
March 21, 2018

3. The Quebec precompetitive research consortium
network prioritizes joint projects between companies
and organizations conducting research.
They are platforms for the development and financing of
collaborative research and co-creation projects that
bring together companies, organizations or NPOs and
public research institutions.

4. These collaborations make it possible to share the costs and risks
inherent in certain research projects, to bring public research closer
to industrial needs and social challenges.
They facilitate the transfer of knowledge and promote the creation
of strategic alliances.
In addition, they contribute to the search for the financing
necessary for the realization of demonstration projects and the
transfer, in the long term, of technologies to companies that will
exploit them.

5. They are a tremendous incubator of young talents that
will provide a new generation of highly specialized staff
for the different industries targeted by the program.
Each of the 9-precompetitive research consortium
welcomes all organizations involved in developing
collaborative research projects. Through their
membership, organizations benefit from several
opportunities to interact with industry experts, high level
researchers, students and government officials.

6. The governance is a mix of the different stakeholder that
are contributing to the consortium activities.

7. BENEFITS FOR INDUSTRIALS
Partnership
• Access to an innovation network with a very developed R&D culture in aerospace
• Direct contact with OEMs' decision-makers and knowledge of their R&D needs
• Easier access to participation in the technology supply chain
• Collaboration from the best Canadian and international university researchers
• A generic IP agreement accepted by all partners of the consortium and participants in
the projects
• Subcommittees that look out for businesses' interests
• Access to the Community Web platform
• An experienced team in partnership development

8. BENEFITS FOR INDUSTRIALS
Training and recruitment
• A pool of highly qualified future employees trained through targeted
research projects related to real issues
• Advanced-level university students for company internships
• Expertise from student-researchers who could become new specialized
personnel for your company
• More interactions between industrial specialists and student-researchers

9. BENEFITS FOR INDUSTRIALS
Funding
• A very high leverage effect of your investment in the projects, leverage of $1 / $8 (can go as
high as 30x the cash value invested by an SME in a multi-partner project)
• Support from various funding agencies to achieve your R&D strategy
• Access to state-of-the-art equipment at very competitive costs
Innovation Capacity
• New skills development of key technology areas in the aerospace industry
• An R&D strategy adapted to the needs of SMEs
• An open innovation culture that accelerates the technology development cycle

10. BENEFITS FOR RESEARCHERS
Partnership
• Access to a network of industrial and academic innovators
• Direct contact with OEMs' decision-makers and knowledge of their R&D needs
• Easier access to participation in the technology supply chain
• Collaboration with other university researchers
• A generic IP agreement accepted by all partners of the consortium and participants in the
projects
• Subcommittees that look out for researchers' interests
• Support from the consortium team all along the project launch process
• Access to the Community Web platform

11. BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS
Partnership
•Participation in major R&D partnerships
•Access to a network
Training and recruitment
•Training through research on real industrial issues leads to a better training relevance
•Corporate internships
•Access to the Community Web platform
Funding
•Funding for the university researchers supervising you
Innovation Capacity
•Acquisition of specialized know-how in the industry

12. BUILDING CLUSTER CAPACITIES
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
INDUSTRY 4.0
ECOSYSTEM
DIGITIZATION
The cluster effect is a phenomenon
that can be enhanced based on best
practices, connectivity and people
interaction.

13. The ideal cluster: An optimal and connected network
where the actors collaborate.
BUILDING CLUSTER CAPACITIES
CONNECTIVITY

14. BUILDING CLUSTER CAPACITIES
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
INDUSTRY 4.0
While Industry 3.0 focused on the
automation of single machines and
processes, Industry 4.0 focuses on
end-to-end digitization of all
physical assets and integration into
digital ecosystems with value chain
partners.
ECOSYSTEM
DIGITIZATION

15. Industry 4.0: Building the digital and connected cluster

16. Industry 4.0: Building the digital and connected cluster

17. BUILDING CLUSTER CAPACITIES
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
INDUSTRY 4.0
●
Build intelligent inventory of sector
competencies;
●
Obtain business intelligence,
technological expertise and
competitive analysis in order to
make decisions based on real-time
data;
●
Enhance visibility of a particular
market niche within the cluster
when needed;
●
Help promote your competitive
advantages to engage in
internationalization.
ECOSYSTEM
DIGITIZATION

18. Thank you!
Vincent Dugré
Cluster Practitioner
vdugre@prologic.cloud
Member of the board – TCI NETWORK