Secretariat approved the updated terms and conditions for contributions to this program on June 16, 2000. The objective of the Going Global S&T program is:
To assist Canadian researchers to identify and establish new collaborative research and development (R&D) initiatives with foreign partners.
Going Global S&T particularly seeks to support projects that establish mechanisms for exploring international R&D collaborative opportunities with major foreign partners or international programs. Emphasis is given to projects that build on Canada's S&T and foreign policy priorities, facilitate access of Canadian researchers to major international research networks, and help Canadian companies gain access to cutting edge research and technologies not available in Canada.
Developing a Risk Management Strategy
Step 1: Identifying Risks: Exercise
We are now going to examine a hypothetical scenario around one of the activities in the logic model: Process applications. After reviewing the description of the application process for Going Global you will progress through Step 1: Identifying Risks. This exercise provides you with the opportunity to sequentially apply the concept of risk management to a case study.
Description of Activity: Process Applications
Eligible beneficiaries are non-federal government researchers that require support to explore opportunities for collaborative international R&D projects. Its clients include Canadian companies, universities, other Canadian research institutes and government science-based departments and agencies. Approval of a project application follows discussions and a consensus between the two Deputy Directors and the Director of the (TBR) Science and Technology Division. A detailed Application, Review, and Approval Process Flowchart is used to assure that each application is treated in a fair and consistent manner. The assessment process specifically addresses project risk by completing background checks on foreign counterparts and analysing the situation of the country relevant to the application. Documentation of the assessment of a project and justification for approval decisions is kept on file. A Going Global S&T Records Management Guide is used to ensure that a complete file is kept by TBR for each application. The file includes: initial inquiries from potential applicants, initial recommendations, consultations, project evaluations and risk assessment, TBR memoranda providing justification and approving support, the final project report, and accounting records.
The merit of each proposal is assessed against the following criteria:
proposal is supported by his/her institution;
potential effectiveness of the proposal based on the credibility of the methodology used, the people involved, and the detailed work plan proposed;
potential for establishing new and significant collaborative R&D projects with foreign counterparts;
potential to facilitate access of Canadian researchers to major international research networks;
demonstrate that the 50% of eligible expenses not covered by Going Global S&T will come from other sources (institutions involved in the project, funding organizations, partners, etc.)
demonstrate that sources of funding for subsequent stages of the project are being investigated (e.g., to cover the actual research costs);
potential to engage other Canadian participants in the project;
coherence with Canada's bilateral S&T agreements (France, Germany, Japan, Israel, and the European Union), or with Canadian re
