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CSA helps fund payload for ANIK F2 satellite

Three high tech firms and the federal government have entered a collaborative funding agreement to develop, deploy and operate a cutting-edge multimedia payload for the new ANIK F2 satellite which is slated for launch in 2002.

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Two major reports on skills shortage released

Two reports warning of the danger of brain drain have been released by the CD Howe Institute and the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC). What To Do When the Well Runs Dry: Managing Scarce Skills, was prepared by the CBoC and calls for collective action by industry, labour, education and government to avert a serious shortage of highly skilled technical staff and middle managers.

BEST report confirms urgent need for new resources for federal S&T

A major new report on the role of the federal government in performing science and technology (S&T) is breathing new life into the push for increased funding for in-house research capacity. The Council of Science and Technology Advisors (CSTA) has weighed in with an eye opening assessment on the state of federal S&T, calling for urgent action on a number of fronts to avoid what it views as a rapid deterioration in the government’s ability to fulfill its S&T mandate to support the health, safety and economic well-being of Canadians.

Loss of expertise feared as Budget ignores request to fund Canadian Neutron Facility

The materials science and engineering community fears it will lose its next generation of researchers following the failure of the federal government to fund a dual-use neutron research reactor. The absence of the Canadian Neutron Facility (CNF) from the federal Budget for the second year running means Canada could be without a crucial research reactor, once the existing 43-year-old NRU reactor in Chalk River ON is decommissioned in 2005.

NRC takes stock of future following federal budget

The National Research Council (NRC) has ruled out closure of any existing institutes, branches or programs in the wake of its failure to obtain significant new funding in the February 28 federal Budget.

National telecommunications institute launched

The Communication Research Centre (CRC) is the headquarters for a new National Capital Institute of Telecommunications (NCIT), which has received $36 million in cash and other commitments over a five-year period.