The Innovation, Collaboration and Exchange Environment (ICee) Tool By Mrs. Mariane Huard, SSTRM DND DPM Industry Canada (DND) September 21-22, 2010 Château Cartier Gatineau, Que. Soldier Systems Technology Roadmap Human and Systems Integration Workshop

ICee: The Innovation, Collaboration and Exchange Environment ICee: a web-based application for capturing, organizing and sharing information on future capabilities, technologies, projects, products and other items relevant to the Canadian Forces Modernization Effort used to feed the roadmap VISION → To become the focal point providing full awareness and knowledge about everything related to soldier systems and CF Modernization Developed and hosted by Industry Canada Launched in October 2009, V1.5  Jan 10, V2.0  May 10 GTEC Awards GTEC Awards Nominate (Oct. 4, 2010)

ICee Architecture Government Space (Wiki) New Structured Tombstone Information Sections limited disclosure Gov. Semi-public collaboration (Wiki) STRUCTURED DATABASE + WIKI = ICee

Who Uses ICee? 25% are from DND About half of the users is from industry Good representation from universities, Research Organizations International Participation As of Sept 20 th, 2010 (+103 users since last workshop)

Why Use ICee? (1/2) All: collaborate to the SSTRM Development promote their technologies, products/sub-systems, R&D projects do technology watching, promote events DND uses ICee to communicate its future capability needs/requirements

Why Use ICee? (2/2) All contribute in building the ICee Knowledge Base Industry and Academia use it to find partners Government use it to promote S&T support programs Most can promote patents and find licensing opportunities Most can collaborate/share with Subject Expert Matters All can use ICee for document repositary

ICee: Look and Feel – Dashboard – New Since May 2010 Maty 2010

ICee-Wiki

Calender Everyone can use the ICee calendar to promote an event

Example of Content (1/3) Search results for Human Systems Integration (Including Interfaces)

Example of Content (2/3) Typical pages found in the wiki

SSTRM Development Example of Content (3/3)

ICee: Open to All YOU are invited to contribute too! Suggested next steps: Get RegisteredGet Registered Create relevant database items (promote your technologies/projects to DND and to the community of interest)Create relevant database items (promote your technologies/projects to DND and to the community of interest) Collaborate on TRM development content and on any other items of interest to youCollaborate on TRM development content and on any other items of interest to you Give us your feedback (ICee is continually evolving – V2.5 coming)Give us your feedback (ICee is continually evolving – V2.5 coming) Come to the ICee stations during the workshop for assistance and training! This is YOUR tool: Explore and use it!

Questions? For more information, please visit: or Google “Soldier Roadmap”