In a string of recent announcements, the new external science advisory network initiated by Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, has begun taking shape.
Organization: Global Affairs Canada
G7 scholars submit recommendations to G7 leaders for policy direction
Scientists and scholars have submitted recommendations to G7 leaders for consideration when they meet June 8-9 for their annual summit in Charlevoix QC. The recommendations are contained in two statements on the “most pressing issues of our times” – the digital future and the global Arctic.
Federal innovation support programs focus of ground breaking Treasury Board inventory
Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) has completed a comprehensive inventory of federal programs aimed at supporting business innovation and clean technology. The inventory captured 20 organizations and 92 program streams (business-facing programs), with the top five accounting for more than two-thirds of the $2.379 billion total.
Narwhal List 2018: 2017 a good year as more tech firms on path to become unicorns
According to Narwhal List 2018 of Canadian private companies in technology, 2017 was so successful in attracting VC money that 2018 might see a few “narwhals” possibly maturing to become “unicorns.”
Canada needs to strengthen international science collaboration to get back in the game
Canada needs a quick win to get back in the game of science diplomacy and international scientific collaboration as it prepares to hold the G7 presidency in 2018 and host the organization’s annual meeting next Spring.
Thierry Weissenburger
Thierry Weissenburger has been appointed to the newly created position of head of innovation at the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) at its Ottawa headquarters with Global Affairs Canada. Weissenburger is a longtime executive with the TCS, most recently in Boston where he served as consul and senior trade commissioner. He managed the Canadian Technology…
AIMS-NEI receives $22.6 million in new funding
The federal government is providing $22.6 million over five years to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI), helping to expand its model of training African post-graduate students to include climate change. The NEI network of African institutes was launched in 2010 with $20 million over four years, following a proposal…
IDRC and GAC fund food security scale-up
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada have launched six research projects under the $124-million Canadian International Food Security Research Fund to develop, test and apply ways to scale up innovations in food security and nutrition. The projects in Tanzania, Kenya, India, Ghana and Vietnam all include partnerships between R&D and business-oriented…
NRC and Chinese S&T ministry sign innovation LOI
The National Research Council has signed a Letter of Intent with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to promote, select and fund innovation-driven collaboration between small- and medium-sized enterprises from both nations. The LOI was signed last month in Ottawa as part of the 6th meeting of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Science, Technology…
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