In a report published last week, the Toronto Region Board of Trade recommended that the Toronto Public Library should resolve tensions over data management and data privacy at the Waterfront Toronto’s Quayside project, and lead the city into the future as a smart city.
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Canada drops research networks and unveils new “high-risk” fund
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The New Frontiers in Research Fund will supplant the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program, a flagship science and innovation policy initiative that has been a centrepiece of Canadian science for nearly 30 years.
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The Government of Canada will invest $9 million over three years in the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) as part of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy announced in Budget 2018.
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An international consortium of research funders is moving rapidly to transform academic publishing. Known as Coalition S, the group has approved a plan that requires full and immediate open access to research funded by national and European research councils and funding bodies, beginning January 1, 2020. Canada is not part of the consortium, but it could feel the impact.
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Earlier this month, NSERC announced more than $558 million in awards for nearly 4,300 researchers and students, the largest investment in research from the agency this year and a $44 million increase over 2017. R$ spoke to Pierre Charest, Vice-President, Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate, about how the new funding was spent and what to expect in the years ahead.
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Canadian universities are taking diverse approaches to equip students with entrepreneurial skills and foster a start-up culture on campuses.
That is the conclusion of a new report released this week by Mitacs, a national not-for-profit organization that provides research and training programs to support innovation. Titled Entrepreneurs on Campus: University-based support for start-ups, the report provides an overview of the diverse approaches universities are taking to prepare students for a rapidly changing workforce—as entrepreneurs or as employees.
Read MoreToronto and Shenzhen launch the Sino-Canada International Innovation Centre
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The cities of Toronto and Shenzhen, often called Silicon Valley North and Silicon Valley of China, respectively, will open the Sino-Canada International Innovation Centre this month at a ceremony in Toronto. The Sci Innovation Centre is intended to increase cooperation between Chinese and Canadian entrepreneurs and companies in the following industry sectors: electronic technology, ICT, biotechnology, cleantech…
Read MoreCanada’s first virtual reality optometry lab opens in Waterloo
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Students at the Univ of Waterloo’s School of Optometry and Vision Science are learning how to diagnose vision problems and eye diseases more quickly and accurately in a new virtual reality (VR) training lab. Known as the FYidoctors Simulation Lab, it represents the state-of-the-art in optometric education and is a first in Canada. The total cost…
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