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Director General
for the innovation
for Defence excellence
anD Security (iDeaS)
Department of national
Defence
Eric FourniEr
For the interview, see page 58
wHat are some of tHe cHallenges
in working witH academics,
industry and otHer partners in
creating leading-edge researcH
and development for future
defence needs?
Each of these domains – and we would in-
As an augmentation to ADM(S&T)'s
successful internal research pro-
gram and extensive collaboration
with allied nations, IDEaS seeks to
improve the access component of
the research program by targeting
traditional and non-traditional
innovators to offer their solutions
toward the toughest defence and
security challenges.
clude individuals in this list – have deep exper-
tise and capability that we are hoping to steer
toward our needs. With our process of mak-
ing our needs broadly known and accessible
through challenges, we are hoping that inno-
vators will seek each other out and form col-
laborations and partnerships toward improved
submissions.
How is tHe ideas program
going to "cHange tHe game"
witHin government and
industry?
