Talent First Network

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The Talent First Network is a province-wide initiative that enables the transfer of (i) open source technology, (ii) knowledge about competing in open environments, and (iii) talented students with skills in the commercialization of open source assets from academic institutions to Ontario companies, the not-for-profit sector and open source communities.

The Talent First Network was launched in July of 2006 with the financial support of the Ministry of Research and Innovation's Ontario Research Commercialization Program.

The Talent First Network is led by Professor Tony Bailetti founder of Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management Program. It benefits from the active participation of (i) executives of technology companies, (ii) professors and students in engineering, computer science, information technology, science, and business faculties, (iii) directors of open source foundations, (iv) leaders of open source projects and user communities, and (v) public organizations that support wealth creation through innovation.

The Talent First Network team includes:


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[edit] Objectives

The objectives of the Talent First Network are to:

  • Transfer knowledge, open source technology, and talent developed at Ontario's academic institutions to Ontario companies, the not-for-profit sector and open source communities
  • Produce talented graduates with skills in the commercialization of open source technology (i.e., code, hardware designs, content, scientific knowledge, and product development processes)
  • Spin out companies that rely on open source technology to compete
  • Evolve the codified knowledge base that helps Ontario companies that rely on open source technology to compete and helps Ontario achieve influential leadership in open source software communities globally
  • Increase the number of faculty members in Ontario academic institutions who can produce talented graduates with skills in commercialization of open source technology and competition in open environments


[edit] Initiatives

The initiatives of the Talent First Network are organized into:


[edit] Lead projects

The Talent First Network supports lead projects. A lead project develops a platform based on free open source software and hardware building blocks, and one or more applications that demonstrate the platforms performance and functionality.

Lead projects currently supported by the Talent First Network include:

  • Contributing knowledge for the development of a global ecosystem in the emerging Communications Enabled Applications sector where Ontario companies can lead in new markets.
  • OttawaTechCommunity - Uses Web 2.0 technology to provide: (i) information on the companies, open source projects and groups, public organizations, academic institutions, and people that are part of Ottawa's technology community and, (ii) tools to make sense of the information contributed by hundreds of individuals.
  • TFN-100 - Uses Open Source components to provide a multimedia communications system for Webcasting and Webconferencing applications such as distance learning and business collaborations; including the capability to record webcasts and webconferences and subsequently present the archive of these records on a portal. This project also supports the Social Innovation initiative at Carleton University.
  • Eclipse/Ingres - Stack for web-application development
  • Home grown projects - are led by faculty members that demonstrate the use of open source in a various fields.
  • Talentforge.org - Concurrent Versioning System for open source projects set up by the Talent First Network.
  • Professional Development


[edit] Company affiliates

The Talent First Network supports Ontario-based companies that use open source assets to innovate, generate revenue, reduce costs, and undertake new initiatives.

The Talent First Network:

  • pays for undergraduates to undertake development tasks (internships)
  • helps leaders of open source projects establish profitable open source companies
  • helps open source companies with their funding applications
  • helps open source companies move up maturity levels

The Talent First Network eco-system of Ontario-based companies include:


[edit] Codified knowledge and knowledge transfer

The Talent First Network supports:


[edit] Start-ups

Talent First supports the creation of companies founded by graduate students enrolled in the Technology Innovation Management Program and other students and recent graduates affiliated with the TFN eco-system. To date, the following start-ups have been launched:


[edit] Events

The Talent First Network organizes, sponsors, and participates in events that support its objectives.

Upcoming events:

Past events can be viewed on a separate page.


[edit] Contact

To contribute to the Talent First Network, please contact:

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