Tag: canada
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Trudeau touts technological innovation during MIT campus visit
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remembers asking his father why the stereo and other gadgets he had as a boy were made in Japan — not in Canada. The answer he eventually got from other people over the years was that Japan is a small country without a lot of natural resources, one…
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Canadian AMR report urges action, federal leadership
The Canadian parliament has issued a new report that calls on the country’s public health agency to speed up development of a plan to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and urges more federal leadership and coordination on the issue. The report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health comes after 2 years of study,…
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Ontario Supporting Creation of Innovation Hub for Students and Entrepreneurs in Mississauga
Province Providing Entrepreneurship and Start-up Business Support May 3, 2018 3:00 P.M. Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development Ontario is supporting students and young entrepreneurs who want to explore the world of entrepreneurship, turn ideas into products and businesses and develop the skills necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur with the creation of a…
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Salesforce Backs $100 Million Venture Capital Fund in Canada
Salesforce.com Inc., the largest maker of online customer-management software, is investing $100 million in Canadian technology through a venture fund to support tech start-ups. The Salesforce Ventures unit set up the Canada Trailblazer Fund to help cloud-computing startups in the country, the San Francisco-based company said Thursday in a statement. First-round funding recipients include…
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CanCode funding Code Mobiles to give young Canadians digital skills needed for jobs of the future
The mobile truck fleet will travel across Canada teaching more than 140,000 young Canadians and their teachers how to code MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 27, 2018 /CNW/ – Coding and digital skills are essential tools for the well-paying middle class jobs of today and tomorrow. That’s why the Government of Canada has made a historic investment…
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Made by humans: A recipe for innovation
Innovation doesn’t just happen — it is designed by humans for humans. While economists discuss new theories, scientists develop new technologies and industrialists exploit new markets, the process of innovation is first and foremost socially constructed. To navigate its complex and risky path requires courage and knowledge — courage to learn the recipe, and knowledge…
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Trudeau government proposes new cash to help Canada’s research catch up
The federal government took aim at gaps in funding for university labs and research on Tuesday, announcing what it described as the “single largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history.” The new funding, totalling more than $3 billion over five years, would address a series of concerns identified by a government-appointed panel that…
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Canada’s innovation funding leaves women behind
Canada’s focus on funding innovation in the predominantly male tech sector is putting female businesses in other industries – at a disadvantage, a report to be released on Wednesday concludes. Canadian tech entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den Next Gen Den star Nicole Verkindt says you don’t need to be an inventor or a scientist to be…
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