Spurred by a “culture change,” the federal government has increased collaboration both internally and externally on science, technology and innovation.
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Major research facilities receive $160-million top up as CFI increases support for operations and maintenance
Canada’s major science facilities are receiving a significant funding top-up to cover more back end research costs like operations and maintenance – a longstanding grievance among research organizations
Agrafioti and Bengio to chair new Advisory Council on AI
Innovation minister Navdeep Bains has launched the Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence to advise government on how to build Canada’s AI strengths, create economic growth and ensure AI advancements reflect Canadian values such as human rights, transparency and openness. The new council will establish a working group on commercializing value from Canadian-owned AI and data…
NSERC rolls out new consolidated program for strategic collaborations with industry, not-for-profits and public partners
The new Alliance Grants are expected to help industrial, not-for-profit and government participants access and exploit academic research.
Popular undergrad co-op program ends
A co-op program that placed some 2,000 undergraduate students with about 600 mostly small- and mid-sized companies each year is coming to an end.
EDI policies in research have yielded “minimal” returns, experts say
Policies and programs to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in research have been largely ineffective, say experts.
Strong industry leadership minus government red tape key to superclusters success
Strong industry leadership without burdensome government bureaucracy will be key to Canada’s superclusters’ success, R$ conference hears.
Feds ramp up Trade Commissioner Service to better support scaleups
More help for Canadian scaleup companies is coming from the federal Trade Commissioner Service, amid criticism that government isn’t doing enough.
Replacing rhetoric with “honest discussion” key to tackling innovation problems: David Watters
Ottawa should admit it has an innovation performance problem and adopt solutions that include industrial sector strategies, innovation targets and an innovation strategy that is an export strategy.
Growing scaleups into world champions takes more than money, Canadian entrepreneurs say
Canada’s innovation ecosystem needs major cultural and structural changes to adequately support mid-tier firms with the potential to be global champions.
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