CanadaDefence Research andDevelopment Canada
Recherche et développementpour la défense Canada
Funding Innovative Security Companies
The Security SummitMay 21, 2009
Anthony AshleyDirector General
Centre for Security Science
Defence R&D Canada R et D pour la défense Canada
• Defence R&D Canada (DRDC)
– Annual resources ~$360M ($280M DND A-Base*)
– 1600 employees (1200 science workers)
– 7 in-house Research Centres
– 500 active international R&D activities
– 200/400 active technology licenses/patents
• Public Security Technical Program led by DRDC
– Annual resources ~$50M
– Coordinated across government
Canadian Defence and Security S&T
Approximately $200M expended annually via contracted relationships with industry
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Weapons EffectsVehicles
Autonomous SystemsMilitary EngineeringChem & Bio Defence
Human FactorsDecision Support
Command EffectivenessOperational Medicine
Simulation & Modelling
Radar, EWSpace Systems
Information OperationsCommunications
Synthetic Environment
Electro-opticsCombat Systems
Command & ControlInformation Management
Systems Environment
Underwater SensingMaterials
Air VehiclesMarine VehiclesSignature Mgt.
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Centre for Security Science
Centre for Operations Research and Analysis
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Public Security S&T Program
Defeat CBRNE Threats
S&T support in developing capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond to CBRNE threats, whether derived from terrorist or criminal activity, natural causes or accidents.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
S&T support for the assessment of critical vulnerabilities; and the development of capabilities to reduce vulnerabilities of both physical and cyber national infrastructure.
Surveillance, Intelligence & Interdiction
S&T support to develop capabilities needed to identify and stop terrorists/criminals and their activities such as surveillance, monitoring, disruption and interdiction of their activities.
Emergency Management & Systems Interoperability
S&T support to the development of enabling standards, assessments of the Vulnerability of systems and System-of-System analyses. It also provides strategic direction, through policy interpretation and priority formulation, to critical national security concerns.
Current focus is on activities that have a link to CBRNE issues
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Building S&T Capability and Linkages • 21 Federal Departments and Agencies
collaborate under a single S&T MOU
• 11 Clusters linking Policy, S&T and Operations
– Chemical, Biological, Rad-Nuc, Explosives
– Critical Infrastructure Protection, e-security
– Biometrics, Border Security, Forensics
– Emergency Management, Psycho-social
• Avoid duplication—enhance collaboration
– Industry and Academia
– First responders
• Canadian Police Research Centre
• Association of Chiefs of Police, Fire Chiefs, Chiefs of Ambulance Services
– Provincial Governments
– Allies (US, UK, Australia, Sweden)
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Developing S&T Solutions
• Multiple program elements spanning the Technology Readiness spectrum
–R&D to investigate and develop emerging technologies
–Demonstration of concepts and technologies to operators/responders
–Acceleration of technologies towards commercialization
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Project Selection Process
• Annual threat and risk assessment followed by gap analysis leads to a set of priorities for investment
• An open call for project proposals is posted on the MERX website
• Currently proposals must be led by a Canadian Federal Government organization
• Industry is a key participant and may be the driving force behind a project proposal– Necessary to find a federal lead to validate the
requirement, submit the proposal and act as a project manager
– Initial success can lead to follow on projects and the development of strategic partnerships
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Public Security S&T Priorities
Defeat CBRNE Threats• Food Safety
• Mass Decontamination
• Casualty Management
• Home-made explosives and IEDs
• Blast Vulnerability
Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability, Resiliency & Interdependencies
• E-security (cyber)
Surveillance, Intelligence & Interdiction
• Biometrics (Human ID systems) for National security
• First responder, policing and officer safety
• Border and transportation security
• Forensics
Emergency Management & Systems Interoperability
•Risk and Vulnerability assessment
•Interoperable emergency management systems
•Interoperability, standards, modeling and decision support
•Human Factors (Psycho-social)
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Security and Defence S&T – the Canadian Government policy context
• National Security initiatives
• Northern Strategy
• Canada First Defence Strategy
• Extension of CF’s Afghanistan mission through 2011
• Advantage Canada – Federal Government’s Economic Strategy
Defence and Security S&T Strategy
Maximize the impact of S&T on Canadian
defence and security capabilities and on the
nation’s innovation capacity
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Enhancing the Industry - DRDC Relationship Some concepts for the way ahead
• Proactively pursue the co-development and co-investment of innovative technological solutions to defence and security problems thereby:– Stimulating research and innovation intensity in the
Canadian private sector– Exposing Canadian industry to defence and security
future market opportunities– Connecting industry and DRDC defence scientists to
pursue innovative ideas– Helping build Canadian SME supply chain
relationships with larger defence and security industry primes, and …
… do the above faster!
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Public Security S&T Summer Symposium
http://www.css.drdc-rddc.gc.ca