Thank you for the opportunity to continue to outline those criteria.
I did a bit of research. I was general chair of that particular conference I mentioned. A couple of talks were related to this technology transition from R and D to commercialization, and I gathered the following points.
First is vision of need. Obviously there has to be a need to commercialize. There has to be some pain from the customers' perspective that you have to solve.
Second is good technology. We have to produce good technology. The technologists who are driving this innovation have to be very persistent.
Third is good working relationships with partners. There have to be partners: other industrial partners; government partners, obviously; and research partners, maybe in the education sector.
Fourth is jointly supported programs. These programs are very important. They are what we're talking about to bridge this technology value. It's not just to support the R and D side; it's also to support the commercialization side, especially for SMEs. We're not talking about the major companies with over 500 employees. We're talking about the majority of members who belong to ITAC, for example. I heard 65% with fewer than 500 employees belong.
Fifth is strong user support.
The last one is transition planning through IRAP. The company, the corporation, obviously has to have a plan in place to transition from R and D to commercialization.