Serving Canada’s innovation community with in-depth reports and analysis.
Innovation is important but how do we move the dial on Canada’s poor performance?
By Dr Kamiel Gabriel
At the recent World Future Energy Summit held annually in the UAE, some illuminating statistics on population growth, natural resource usage, deforestation and human poverty were provided.
Reaping the value of S&T investments in Canada
By Dr Kamiel Gabriel
For as long as I can remember, discussions around the subject of why Canada falls short in taking scientific and research outcomes to the next level have mostly revolved around comparisons with successful jurisdictions in the US and elsewhere.
Learning-by-doing: Canada needs a new breed of graduates with advanced leadership skills
By Dr Kamiel Gabriel
On October 1, 2013, Peter Nicholson, former president of the Council of Canadian Academies, made a presentation in Ottawa to launch the newest report by the CCA, provocatively entitled: Paradox Lost: Explaining Canada’s research strength and innovation weakness.
Canada needs an academic New Deal
Dr Kamiel Gabriel
Canada needs to strike a new deal with higher education institutions if it wants to gain the maximum social benefit from funding research and innovation.
Dr Digvir Jayas has been appointed VP research at the Univ of Manitoba, replacing Dr Joanne Keselman who becomes VP academic and provost. Jayas moves to the VP position after serving for eight years as associate VP research. He holds the Canada Research Chair in stored-grain ecosystems and has conducted research in the areas of…
Dr Kamiel Gabriel has been appointed assistant DM and science adviser for Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI). Gabriel is on secondment from the Univ of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) where he was associate provost research. With MRI, he will be responsible for delivery of its research programs including the Ontario Research Fund…
Claude Morasse has been appointed director of the Federal Partners in Technology Transfer Program (FPTT) replacing Morna Paterson. Morasse comes to FPTT from Industry Canada where he was Quebec Innovation director responsible for the regional delivery of the Technology Partnerships Canada program and coordination of the industry sector group. Previously he was an industrial technology…
Building with CCNB-INNOV… Relationships that go a Long Way! CCNB-INNOV, the applied research and development arm of CCNB has adapted its range of services to better meet the unique needs of the regional shipbuilding industry.
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Applied PeR$pectives is a new monthly blog dedicated to highlighting the innovative work being done in the college and institute community. |
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December 12, 2018: Requiem for a National Network Program
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