Canada needs a national R&D spending target and a permanent process for building a better R&D innovation system to overcome its lagging innovation performance and fuel longterm economic growth, says David Watters, president and CEO of Global Advantage Consulting Group.
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Federal government must improve “catastrophic” innovation performance, say innovation experts and business groups
Innovation experts and business groups are stepping up calls for the federal government to fix a “weak and out of balance” innovation ecosystem. Canada continues to lag other countries in innovation performance and productivity, according to international indexes.
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.
David Watters, CEO of Global Advantage Consulting Group Inc and a former DM, Finance Canada
Where have all the researchers gone?
By David Watters
Keep your eye on the ball! How often did we hear this advice from parents and coaches as we grew up and learned to play sports. Sound advice with wide applications.
David B Watters, president and CEO, Global Advantage Consulting Group Inc.
The NCE programs – A remarkable innovation
By David Watters
The federal Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) suite of programs began in 1989 as a remarkable experiment in public sector innovation.
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