Mark Lowey

Fewer “new shiny things,” more strategic programs needed to fix research and innovation ecosystem

Mark Lowey
May 8, 2024

Canada must fix its fragmented research and innovation ecosystem by focusing less on “new shiny things” and more on strategic programs that create the future Canadian want, Research Money conference hears.



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Organizations: Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System, Defense Advanced Research Agency, Dynovus Consulting Inc., G7, Government of Canada, McGill University, Science, Technology and Innovation Council, The Gairdner Foundation, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, University of Ottawa, and University of Toronto
People: Dr Arvind Gupta, Dr Martha Crago, Dr. Gisèle Yasmeen, Dr. Janet Rossant, PhD, Justin Trudeau, Sandra Noel, and Stephen Harper
Topics: Canada facing a poly-crisis, federal Budget 2024, federal spending on research and innovation, fixing Canada's fragmented research and innovation ecosystem, implementing changes in Canada's research and innovation ecosystem, lack of global tech companies in Canada, making change happen in society, need for federal strategic plan for technology and innovation, need for permanent advisory council on research and innovation, need for reliable research funding, need to evaluate value of research and innovation funding, other countries' approaches to funding research, poor outcomes from investment in research and innovation, proposed new capstone research funding organization, proposed new science and innovation advisory council, providing external advice to government on research and innovation, Quebec's approach to research funding, science and innovation advisory groups in other countries, structuring effective advice to government, supporting mission-driven research, interdisciplinary research and international research, and U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program

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