The Atlantic Research Commercialization Network (ARCN) has changed its name to Springboard Atlantic Inc. The technology commercialization organization represents 14 Atlantic Canada universities. It is managed by the Association of Atlantic Universities and funded by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency through its Atlantic Innovation Fund. FMI: www.springboard-atlantic.ca….
Organization: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
CD Howe Institute analyses “politicization” of ACOA
A new study released by CD Howe Institute provides further ammunition to critics that call for the dismantling of regional funding agencies. Written by Jack Mintz and Michael Smart, the study — Brooking No Favorites: A New Approach to Regional Development in Atlantic Canada — studies the $4 billion in money dispersed by the Atlantic…