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By Robert D. Atkinson
"Mission-oriented innovation" risks diverting resources from economic growth, developing advanced technologies, and increasing productivity, argues Robert D. Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. Atkinson suggests policymakers should instead focus on "mission-enabled innovation" that unlocks growth-oriented innovation.

By Mark Lowey
Canada's innovation ecosystem lags those of other countries due to risk aversion and poor funding models, hindering the country's global competitiveness, according to a roundtable organized by The Conference Board of Canada. Bold policy shifts and mission-driven strategies are needed to scale Canadian companies, foster an AI-enabled population and leverage patient domestic capital, experts said.

By Mark Lowey
Canada's research universities must be at the forefront of solving the country's productivity and innovation challenges, U15 Canada's CEO Robert Asselin says in a Q&A with Research Money. He advocates for strategic investments in research and talent to ensure Canada's long-term competitiveness and technological sovereignty, particularly in strategic areas like AI and defence.

By Jeffrey Crelinsten
In part one of a special two-part episode, Anastasia shares stories from her unique upbringing as the daughter of two nuclear scientists, her decision to pursue university studies in Canada, and the pivotal moments that shaped her early career.

By Mark Lowey
Canada has all the necessary ingredients and a huge and timely opportunity to attract investment in clean energy projects during the global energy transition, given the Trump administration’s cuts to “green” energy incentives, investment managers said during a webinar by the Institute for Sustainable Finance.

By Mark Lowey
The federal and Ontario governments should collaborate to make Waterloo, Ontario, one of the world’s top 50 science and technology clusters, says Lawrence Zhang, head of policy at the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness.

By Lawrence Zhang
Canada’s innovation system has a structural problem, and it needs a structural solution: an institution designed to make the system deliver, not just add to it. Canada needs a new federal institution that makes the system more than the sum of its parts: a Canadian Innovation and Industrial Transformation Agency.

By Mark Lowey
Canada's research ecosystem is too risk-averse, shunning failure and hindering innovation, said experts at Research Money's annual conference in Ottawa. To compete globally, Canada must embrace new research funding models that foster wealth creation, provide societal benefits and encourage cross-sector collaboration.

By Mark Lowey
Canada lacks an overarching strategy, long-term planning, policy continuity and other key ingredients for success in its innovation ecosystem compared with countries like the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the European Union. That was the main takeaway from an international panel at Research Money’s annual conference in Ottawa.