2022-2023 IDEaS Annual Report

About Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS):

Since launching in April 2018, IDEaS has been working with Canadian innovators to develop the S&T landscape, and is helping turn innovative thinking into tangible solutions for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF), as well as Canadians.

Table of contents

• Message from Dr. Jaspinder Komal
• Message from Philippe Hébert
• Uniting the defence innovation community
• Program performance
• Program of Work updates
  • Competitive Projects: Fifth Call for Proposals continues
  • Test Drives
  • Innovation Networks
  • Contests
  • Sandboxes
• COVID-19 challenges: IDEaS funded solution hits the market
• Collaboration and off-ramping opportunities
• Program evaluation
• Conclusion