We certainly have set specific key performance indicators for ourselves. One of them is benchmarking ourselves against what the current programming timelines are and aiming to accelerate those timelines.
I'll give a specific example of the call for proposals for the quantum and uncrewed systems defence innovation secure hubs. We launched the call for proposals in February. The proposals—and we received well over 100—were evaluated by a large contingent of subject matter experts and Canadian Armed Forces members within a period of two weeks, which is much faster than the standard review process for a project of that scale, and we are getting ready to announce the winner so that the work can start.
That is one tangible example, one small indicator. Certainly the timelines from idea to implementation are well known among the suite of government programs that exist, so we will be working with our partners to ensure that we streamline processes, that we lower the barriers to entry for folks who apply to these calls for proposals and ultimately get there faster.
Another key component, of course, will be how we tie into procurement. That is still an active area of work, and, again, we're working with the appropriate procurement authorities to do that, whether they be procurement authorities within the department or the newly established Defence Investment Agency.
Those are the types of metrics that we are after.
