Technology Roadmapping: A Strategy for Success Summary Report Program Lead Facilitator Download TRM documents and link TRM website The APEC Center for Technology Foresight with kind support from Industry Canada, is organizing a training on Technology Roadmapping. The workshop will be led by Mr. Geoffrey Nimmo, Senior Innovation Advisor of Manufacturing Industries Branch, Industry Canada and will be held during 10-12 September 2003 at Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The event is open for all APEC member economies; public and private sectors, especially to the S&T planners or any interested persons who wish to understand technology roadmapping and its development and how to develop TRM projects. The Challenges for Technology Roadmaps (TRMs) lie with their applications. TRMs for companies are type of Roadmaps. However, in Canada and to a great extent in the U.S., TRMs are dealt at a sectoral or sub-sectoral level. Government acts as a catalyst to bring the possibilities of Roadmaps to the attention of industry; once the Roadmap is begun, industry drives the process. Roadmaps at such level allow companies to involve in a Roadmapping exercise to become better acquainted with other companies in their sector. In addition, TRMs at a sectoral or sub-sectoral level have often led to increase in partnerships and alliances of the sectors. The following is a brief description of Industry Canada TRMs. assess the feasibility of a technology roadmap for a given sector; approach industry about leading the process; gather sector-specific information and organizes the process; establish, with industry, the involvement of appropriate stakeholders; coordinate support from government and industry; find an industry champion to lead the process; provide seed money to cover the expenses for participants. WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPPING? DEFINITION TRM is a needs-driven technology planning process to help identify, select and develop technology alternatives to satisfy a set of product needs. KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF TRMs Industry and market-driven Time horizon commonly 5-15 years Basis for a manager, or investor, making strategic business decisions Requires cooperative engagement of all major stakeholders Major exercise Benefits of TRM are applicable to industries, business sectors, government and research institutions, and etc.   LEAD FACILITATOR OF THE WORKSHOP Mr. Geoffrey Nimmo (link to webpage) Industry Canada nimmo.geoffrey@ic.gc.ca strategis@ic.gc.ca/fmbp Geoff Nimmo has been a member of the 6CP since October 2000. Fields of expertise: Policy analysis and formulation in the areas of science and technology, investment, and trade. Short CV: Mr. Geoffrey Nimmo is currently a Senior Innovation Advisor of Industry Sector of Industry Canada. Upon his graduation, in the MA program in International Relations, he worked for a member of Parliament (who became a Cabinet Minister), worked for the Canadian Export Association (a private sector body), for Investment Canada, and for the International Business Branch of Industry Canada. Prior to his position with the Industry Sector, he was a Senior Advisor to the Advisory Council on Science and Technology, the Private sector Advisory Board reporting to the Prime Minister on the Knowledge-based economy. He has headed up The Technology Roadmap in Industry Canada for the past three years. During that time, a number of Technology Roadmaps (e.g. Intelligent Buildings; Fuel Cells; Lean Logistics) have been initiated by Industry Canada and completed by industry. In addition, two publications explaining Industry Canada’s approach to technology roadmapping have been developed: Technology Roadmapping:A Strategy for Success; and Technology Roadmapping :A Guide for Government Employees  PROGRAM OUTLINES WEDNESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 08:30 Registration 09:00 Opening Remarks 09:15 Introduction to the Workshop and Participants, Self-Introduction 10:15 Coffee Break 10:30 SESSION 1 Definition and theory of Technology Roadmapping Critical success factors with Technology Roadmaps 12:00 Lunch 13:30 The Technology Roadmapping process (an interactive session) Phase 1 (the development of the Roadmap) Phase 2 (the implementation of the Roadmap) Phase 3 (keeping the Roadmap evergreen) 15:00 Refreshment 15:30 SESSION 3 An example of the development of TRM from Industry Canada (Marine and Ocean Technologies) 16:30 Conclusion of the firstday THURSDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2003 09:00 SESSION 4 Reprise of Day 1 and preparing to build a Technology Roadmap 10:30 Coffee Break 10:45 SESSION 5 Excercise (1) 12:00 Lunch 13:30 SESSION 6 Excercise (2) 14:45 Refreshment 15:00 SESSION 7 Group presentations FRIDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 09:00 SESSION 8 Refinement and conclusion of the TRM 10:30 Coffee Break 10:45 Implementation of a TRM 11:50 Closing Remarks For more information please contact apectf@nstda.or.th APEC Center for Technology Foresight 73/1 Rama VI Road, Radhevee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 66 2 644 8150 ext. 706, 713, 743, 768 Fax: 66 2 644 8191 Download TRM documents Marketing the IMS Program Technology Roadmapping and IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing Systems) TRM web links http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_indps/trm/engdoc/homepage.html http://www.sandia.gov/Roadmap/home http://roadmap.ecn.purdue.edu http://www.learningtrust.com http://www.ccrhq.org/vision/index/roadmaps/index.html Copyright © 2005 APEC Center for Technology Foresight (APEC CTF) National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Comments and suggestions should be made to apectf@nstda.or.th cybernauts visited this web site since October 1997