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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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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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It’s sunnier on the Canadian innovation front
A bright spot has emerged amid the persistent gloom over Canada’s supposed decline in research and innovation performance. Traditional innovation indicators such as corporate research and development spending only provide information on inputs to innovation, not outputs. Against a backdrop of falling corporate investment in R&D, it seems Canadian inventiveness has taken a turn for…
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Canada Has An Innovation Problem?
Canada is a vast country with ample resources, however political and economic machinery in this country are not open enough to create true and genuine marketplace for disruptive ideas. Cultural, artistic and intellectual innovation form the foundation of innovative economies. No nation can stay competitive and economically advanced while stagnating culturally and intellectually. Innovation requires…
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Innovation Fund launches Funding from Natural Gas Cleantech Innovators
OTTAWA, July 31, 2017 /CNW/ – The Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) is accepting submissions for funding to support natural gas cleantech research, demonstration and deployment innovation projects in Canada. NGIF was created by the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) in 2016 to support the funding of innovation in the natural gas value chain. It selects…
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Canada can spend $8 billion on child care because it will pay for itself, IMF says
ABOVE: Ottawa is vowing to spend billions on childcare in this country…but on what, exactly? International Monetary Fund researchers say the federal government can afford to spend $8 billion annually to reduce the cost of child care spaces nationwide because the program would pay for itself. The proposal is more than 10 times what the…
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A mais nova startup do Canadá é brasileira
Fernanda Santos – startupi O Brasil vem se firmando como um celeiro de ideias inovadoras para o mercado internacional. Um exemplo desse cenário é a TokenPet, startup voltada para o universo pet que foi lançada em Ottawa, no Canadá, neste mês. A empresa foi idealizada por Flávio Banyai, líder de inovação da Astéria, empresa brasileira…
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