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The Power of Data:Mitacs Program Outcomes & Why They
Matter
Val WalkerPolicy Director
October 31, 2015
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The Power of Data
1. Policy data2. Program outcomes data3. How to make it powerful
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What is Mitacs?A Snapshot
Independent, not-for-profit research organizationGoverned by Canada’s research universities3,500+ research projects now supported annually130 staff, 30 offices 3 hubs: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal
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Origins of Mitacs
Industry
ProgramsMeasuring outcomes
Policy
Grown out of perceived gaps in innovation system Attract private sector fundingMaintain high quality research Attract international students to Canada“Training the next generation of innovation leaders”
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Mitacs TodayThe Programs
Accelerate Graduate Research Internship Program
Elevate R&D Management Training for Postdocs
Globalink International Research Mobility Inbound & Outbound streams
Step Professional Skills Training Program
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1. Policy Data
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“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything. A country’s ability to improve its standard of living over time depends almost entirely on its ability to raise its output per worker.”
Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate (Economics)The Age of Diminished Expectations (1994)
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Productivity
Canada’s productivity as a % of United States
Jenkins Report, 2011
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Productivity
And we’re not catching up
Canada’s productivity has actually fallen since 2002
Growth (%) OECD Rank (of 33)Canada 0.9 29US 2.1 13OECD Average 1.9 18
OECD: Measuring Innovation, 2011v
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Productivity
How can we improve Canada’s productivity?– OECD 2012 report recommends two measures:
Improve quality and quantity of highly-educated workforce
Increased business R&D
Both of these factors stimulate:
Innovation
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We significantly lag other leading economies in the graduation of advanced degree holders– 25th in PhD graduates per capita in OECD
Discussion about skills shortages generally focuses on trades and some professional qualificationsCanadian firms spends $0.68 on training for every $1.00 American firms spend
Education and Training
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Research & Development
Canada near bottom of the pack in industrial R&D spending
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Research & Development
And it’s getting worse
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2. Outcome Data
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Evaluation & Performance Measurement
Our Evaluation Strategy includes:Program and integrated logic modelsPerformance Measurement Frameworks
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Evaluation & Performance Measurement
Accelerate Logic Model
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Evaluation & Performance Measurement
1. Program exit surveys– Completed within one month
after the end of the internship– 3 exit surveys– Used for:
Better understanding of the program
Reporting purposes Improved programming
– Challenge Too early to capture most
academic, professionnal and business outcomes
Interns AcademicSupervisors
IndustryPartners
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Evaluation & Performance Measurement2. Longitudinal studies– 3-year cycle focusing on mid-
and long-term outcomes for program participants
– First survey launched in 2013– Used for:
Better understanding of Accelerate outcomes
Decision making at the management level
Reporting purposes Marketing purposes
FullCycle
Year 1Interns
Year 2IndustryPartners
Year 3Academic
Supervisors
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3. Making Data Powerful
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Clear and Effective Communication
Key ResultsBusiness and R&D Outcomes:
25% of companies have hired one or several interns into a newly created position 40% of companies invested $100,000 or more of new money into R&D as a result of their Accelerate experience (including 10% that invested more than $500,000)
Industry-Academic Research Collaborations:66% of companies remained in contact with their Accelerate intern(s) in some capacity82% of companies continued to collaborate with the academic supervisor involved in the Accelerate project
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Clear and Effective Communication
Hired other new employee(s)
Hired intern(s) (existing position)
Hired intern(s) (new position)
Hired intern(s) (total)
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
26%
10%
25%
30%
25% of companies have hired one or several interns into a newly created position
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Clear and Effective Communication
Less than $10,000
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $499,999
More than $500,000
0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%
19%
41%
30%
10%
40% of companies invested $100,000 or more of new money into R&D as a result of their Accelerate experience
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Clear and Effective Communication
hired the intern into a
newly created position
40% of companies invested $100,000 or more of new money into R&D as a result of their Accelerate experience
25% of companies have hired one or several interns into a newly created position
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Looking Ahead
1. Globalink longitudinal survey report2. Elevate longitudinal survey of
fellows
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