Growing open source businesses in the National Capital Region Barcamp Ottawa 3 Saturday March 31 Tony Bailetti

Discuss how best to Support growth of OS companies Support growth of OS companies Bring OS companies to Ottawa Bring OS companies to Ottawa Attract capital for OS companies Attract capital for OS companies Accelerate adoption of OS technology and knowledge Accelerate adoption of OS technology and knowledge Spin OS companies out of university Spin OS companies out of university Develop skills in talented students and faculty Develop skills in talented students and faculty Support OS groups Support OS groups Benefit from strong governance Benefit from strong governance ???? ????

Responsible for two building blocks Talent First Network Support OS companies and communities Support OS companies and communities Produce talent with skills in OS Produce talent with skills in OS Spin off companies that rely on OS technology Spin off companies that rely on OS technology Evolve codified knowledge base that helps Ontario companies that rely on OS technology to compete Evolve codified knowledge base that helps Ontario companies that rely on OS technology to compete Technology Innovation Management program (TIM) Graduate students are engineering and comp science professionals Graduate students are engineering and comp science professionals Thesis and project options Thesis and project options 5 academic terms 5 academic terms $ for teaching and research assistantships in development and commercialization of OS assets $ for teaching and research assistantships in development and commercialization of OS assets Push opportunities owned by TIM students and recent TIM grads Push opportunities owned by TIM students and recent TIM grads

Support growth of OS companies Do now: Pay for undergraduates to do tech work for startups with an OS product play Pay for undergraduates to do tech work for startups with an OS product play Fund and steer projects that partner companies with faculty and students Fund and steer projects that partner companies with faculty and students Support OCE applications for $ Support OCE applications for $ Help OS companies move up maturity levels Help OS companies move up maturity levels Deliver conferences on OS businesses Deliver conferences on OS businesses Wish to do: Lobby OCE and MRI for: Lobby OCE and MRI for:  Different $ pot for OS  Hiring people with OS skills Establish Lead to Win executive development program for OS companies Establish Lead to Win executive development program for OS companies Push open source as a strategic priority for Ontario Push open source as a strategic priority for Ontario

Model of value from OS projects 1. Use Value appropriated 2. Contribute3. Champion4. Collaborate5. Redefine0. Deny Time Engineering drivenBusiness driven

Bring OS companies to Ottawa Do now: Help one individual make the business case for one OS company to set up office in Ottawa Help one individual make the business case for one OS company to set up office in Ottawa Wish to do: Help more individuals do same Help more individuals do same

Accelerate adoption of OS technology and knowledge Do now: Integrate COTS/OSS into platforms Integrate COTS/OSS into platforms TalentForge.org TalentForge.org Ottawatechwiki.com Ottawatechwiki.com Produce theses focused on adoption of OS technology Produce theses focused on adoption of OS technology Carry out knowledge transfer projects with companies and open source communities Carry out knowledge transfer projects with companies and open source communities Showcase TF projects and TIM theses/projects Showcase TF projects and TIM theses/projects Wish to do: Produce inventory of Produce inventory of  companies that rely on OS  OS projects most used by Ontario companies

Attract capital for OS companies Do now: Searching for companies in need of VC and angel funding Searching for companies in need of VC and angel funding Plan to do: Attract VC and angel capital to invest in OS Ottawa companies Attract VC and angel capital to invest in OS Ottawa companies

Spin companies out of university Do now: Executives in residence to help students and faculty spin out companies Executives in residence to help students and faculty spin out companies Become users of early stage products Become users of early stage products Fund students to help spin out companies Fund students to help spin out companies Help students enter and prepare for business competitions Help students enter and prepare for business competitions Identify opportunities to replace commercial products Identify opportunities to replace commercial products Wish to do: Move IT for early stage products to external infrastructure Move IT for early stage products to external infrastructure

Develop skills in talented students and faculty Do now: Prepare theses and projects focused on development and commercialization of OS Prepare theses and projects focused on development and commercialization of OS Transfer knowledge to companies and OS communities Transfer knowledge to companies and OS communities Develop outline for OS curriculum Develop outline for OS curriculum Pay for undergraduate students to help faculty drive home grown OS projects Pay for undergraduate students to help faculty drive home grown OS projects Deliver graduate level courses in OS Deliver graduate level courses in OS Coalesce talented faculty Coalesce talented faculty Wish to do: Develop open educational resources to which TIM students continue to contribute after they graduate Develop open educational resources to which TIM students continue to contribute after they graduate Establish Academy to hire students who finish high school and are entering first year Establish Academy to hire students who finish high school and are entering first year Engage our brightest minds with the latest technology, social trends and innovative R&D partners Engage our brightest minds with the latest technology, social trends and innovative R&D partners Advance research areas where we are strong already and create new ones where we have a competitive advantage Advance research areas where we are strong already and create new ones where we have a competitive advantage

Support OS groups We do: Provide rooms so they can meet Provide rooms so they can meet Sponsor events Sponsor events Attend their meetings Attend their meetings Wish to do: Link Barcamps in India and Ottawa real time Link Barcamps in India and Ottawa real time Link open source groups to MaRS, MRI, DFAIT, OCE, OCRI, OCN Link open source groups to MaRS, MRI, DFAIT, OCE, OCRI, OCN

Benefit from strong governance We do: One on one consultations One on one consultations Director and knowledge primes steer Director and knowledge primes steer Wish to do: Establish an Advisory Board to help steer Talent First Network and TIM program Establish an Advisory Board to help steer Talent First Network and TIM program