Ahead of the Curve
Investing in Canada’s Digital Future| January 2022
MCKINSEY
Presentation to Digital Cooperation and Diplomacy Working Group
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PROTEIN INDUSTRIES
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
SCALE AI
OCEAN
Canada’s Superclusters: Working in partnership with 7000+ members across the country
We accelerate the development, adoption and scaling of digital technologies that keep Canadians healthy, address climate change, drive economic growth and build tomorrow’s workforce today.
Natural �Resources
Digital Solutions Driving Prosperity
Inclusive Digitally
Skilled Workforce
Health and Well-being
The world has changed
This decade is still young. With compassion, courage, and determination, we have the power to make it better than how it started…In addition to ending this pandemic, priorities for this 44th Parliament are clear: a more resilient economy, and a cleaner and healthier future for all of our kids.
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE (NOVEMBER 23, 2021)
Digital Technology Supercluster |
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of new business value over the next decade will be through digitally enabled platforms
of companies say they either are experiencing skills gaps now or expect them within a few years
70%
87%
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Collaborative innovation, co-investment and the customer voice drive results and adoption
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Diverse parties including academia, industry leaders, SMEs, public sector develop solutions together better than any single organization could alone.
A co-investment approach de-risks and accelerates the pursuit of breakthrough digital solutions
and Canadian-owned IP.
The ‘customer voice’ is at the table, driving accelerated adoption to unlock opportunities for customers, providers and community.
Our approach works
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70% of investments are benefiting Canadian SMEs - supporting new IP, market expansion and scale-up
Investing in Canadian SMEs
Industry-led Investments
Leveraged industry investment in R&D with over $350M in project investments
New Digital R&D Projects
80+
More than 80 cross-industry collaborations in digital technology solutions �and talent development projects
$350+
million
70%
September 2021
A snapshot of outcomes
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136
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
IN DEVELOPMENT
20,000
EXPECTED JOBS
25
SMES SCALED
40%
OF TEAMS EXPLORING
INTERNATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
$6,500
LEARNING &
DEVELOPMENT
PLACEMENTS
350+
ANTICIPATED�IP ASSETS
$1.3B
GROWING OVER $1B+ IN
POTENTIAL REVENUE�FOR CANADIAN
BUSINESESS
Accessible, relevant, effective digital health
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Autism Sharing Initiative
The first global network for sharing genomics and biomedical data to accelerate research to develop personalized treatments for individuals with autism.
Wellness.ai
Developing a ‘digital brain’ to understand human interactions to deliver an immersive and personalized wellness coaching experience.
Telewound Care
Best-practice wound management across the care continuum.
Environmentally sustainable approaches to natural resources
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Protecting our Oceans
Using machine learning, artificial intelligence and data visualization to identify, track and apprehend illegal fishing vessels that threaten global fisheries and marine ecosystems.
Mining Microbiome Platform
The world’s first open data ecosystem in microbiome-based resource exploration, extraction and waste remediation.
Precision Crop Health
A non-pesticide approach to managing crop disease through computational biochemistry, genomics, machine learning, computer vision and robotics.
Improving the competitiveness of Canadian industry
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Digital Aviation Records
A platform and ecosystem to digitize paper-based records and support more effective and safe aircraft maintenance and inspection.
Forest Machine Connectivity
Automating and optimizing the timber harvesting supply chain using a network of ‘smart’ devices.
Scaling Safe Food Delivery
An end-to-end eGrocery management solution to ensure food security for Canadians and improve food supply chain management.
Preparing Canadians for the future
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Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator
Providing in-demand tech skills to 3900 underemployed youth across Canada.
Digital Lift
Creating a system for rapidly skilling talent into careers in technology.
Athena
Creating responsive and flexible training programs to broaden diversity in AI talent.
We are powering Canada’s growth and prosperity through digital solutions
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Improving health and mental well-being outcomes
Addressing the impacts and effects of climate change
Driving productivity, growth and competitiveness of Canadian industry
Creating job opportunities for Canadians in the digital world
Canada-Wide
Global Impact
digitalsupercluster.ca
Accelerating Digital ID Adoption & Verifying Trust
2022
Guidelines set by industry, national, �and international bodies advising stakeholders on the implementation �and management of digital identity.
Public sector and legal measures
set for governing the manner in
which digital identity
and related data is used.
The users of digital identity, inclusive of all Canadian
residents, individuals to governments and businesses.
The technical means by which
digital identity is implemented
ADOPTION
Digital identity ecosystem establishment is accelerated when the puzzle pieces come together in a complementary, interoperable manner.
Standards
Policy
&
Governance
Technology
People
Perspective to Put the Pieces Together
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Majority of Canadians support Digital ID
Nearly
9-out-of-10
Canadians
are very/somewhat supportive of the concept of digital ID
~4-in-5 Canadians
believe it is very/somewhat important that the federal government move quickly to enable a safe & secure digital ID for all Canadians; the same proportion (82%) said the same of their provincial government.
Parents demonstrate moderate-to-strong interest in leveraging a digital ID to help manage tasks related to their child(ren), i.e. tracking health records, school/government registrations, etc; the same is true of caretakers for seniors.
88%
after reading a description of how digital ID would allow many to authenticate themselves, thus redistributing personal support to those who need it most.
Source: https://diacc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Canadian-Digital-Identity-Research-2020_Report_ENG_VF.pdf
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Public-Private collaboration the best approach to create a
pan-Canadian digital ID framework
Government & private sector work together
Which approach do you think is best for creating a pan-Canadian digital ID framework?
Private companies do it alone
Government does it alone
2020
17%
66%
17%
Source: https://diacc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Canadian-Digital-Identity-Research-2020_Report_ENG_VF.pdf
Digital ID Ecosystem: Common Challenges
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Adoption of digital identity standards across the economy is unclear due to parallel working body efforts across the world.
Creating Market Conditions
Standards
Regulatory
Federal Government is a data issuer and largest consumer of identity. Provinces and territories are primary sources of foundational identities. Regulation needs to enable digital identity solutions, including controlled access to data.
While each scenario provides perspective, commercial sustainability and viability are unclear, underdeveloped, or unproven. Considerations for liability should also be included here. Responsibility around personal data exchange needs to be carefully examined.
Promoting Market Growth
Sustainability
Inclusion
Ensuring that a critical mass of providers and users adopt digital identity is significant across all scenarios, while also ensuring those that are typically excluded can get access to services or can be provided with better experiences than those that exist today.
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Pan-Canadian Trust Framework: Ecosystem Interoperability
Standards and OSS
Implementation of technology standards and open source software
Technology Models
Technology and model agnostic for application across scenarios
Policy & Governance
Operational assurance verification aligned with regulations
People
Builds confidence and trust to accelerate user and organizational adoption
Overlay: SAML, OpenID Connect, OpenID FAPI, W3C, ZKP, Hyperledger Aries or Indy, DID, FIDO, NIST 800-63, PCTF PSP, CIO-SC Fundamentals of Identity 101, etc.
Ecosystem: Applicable to technology models including federations, platforms, operator networks, self-sovereign identity, APIs, hybrid scenarios
Rules: Mechanism to verify policy and regulatory assurance and conformance of individual capabilities, integrated services, and networks
Confidence: Provides a signal for adopters – residents, citizens, consumers, decision makers, investors, procurement prequalification
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