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Focus on innovation policy

Earlier this year, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) released a research paper on the urgent need to align innovation policy with the characteristics of the sectors that drive the Canadian economy, namely natural resources and services sectors.

Focus on CECRs

Just two years out of the gate, Wavefront is making significant progress establishing a national ecosystem of wireless companies in Canada to take advantage of emerging trends within the fast-moving mobile telecommunications sector.

Focus on CECRs

The Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR) is using a new report to demonstrate its considerable economic impact and financial leverage as it seeks renewed funding to expand into a national network.

fail to close gap with previous high

The darker flip side to the state of Canadian S&T is contained in new data showing continued tepid performance by industrial R&D performers. Coming on the heels of a new expert panel assessment of Canadian S&T that shows world class strength in several key research fields (see page 1), Statistics Canada reports that company spending on R&D remains well below the high-water mark of 2007, registering only modest projected gains in 2012.

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In recent months, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has been the focus of criticism for the ways in which it has responded to its role in the federal government’s deficit elimination strategy.

The renewal of graduate training is shaping up as a major focus for Quebec’s chief scientist, although a planned summit for this November will likely be delayed until 2013 due to the change in the provincial government.

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) has received $32.8 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to cover part of its operations and maintenance (O&M) requirements for the next five years. It’s the first award under the CFI’s new $185-million Major Science Initiatives (MSI) fund.

Commentary

By Dr Margaret Dalziel

In 1987, sociologist Peter Rossi distilled his experience evaluating social programs in a few simple ‘metallic laws’ where the durability of the metal indicates the law’s robustness.

Montreal engineering school École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) is teaming with McGill Univ to develop a unique innovation district that it hopes will become a successful model for holistic innovation.