Canada’s innovation superclusters are proving their value during the COVID-19 crisis and are well positioned to help lead the post-COVID economic recovery, the five superclusters’ CEOs told a Research Money webinar.
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The Short Report, March 4, 2019: Kirsty Duncan moves for a standing committee on science and research; Alberta cuts post-secondary education funding; Canadian miners make an action plan
The Short Report: New Parliamentary standing committee proposed for science and research; new Protein Industries Supercluster projects; Alberta cuts post-secondary education funding while Ontario increases it; boosting competitiveness of Canada’s mining sector; creating research internships for students; Canadian science for the Moon; developing small nuclear reactor technology; and more.
Social science research project aims to accelerate commercialization in agri-food sector
The Global Institute for Food Security is providing $675,000 to the University of Saskatchewan for interdisciplinary social science research aimed at accelerating innovation-to-commercialization in Canada’s agri-food sector. The research will look at why some innovative technologies don’t get implemented and used, and how to improve social acceptance of new technologies.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants the CRA to fix how it assesses SR&ED applications
Equipment manufacturers in Canada aren’t using the SR&ED tax credit nearly as much as they should. Why? The answer comes down to the difference between an “intuition” and a “hypothesis.”
Huawei benefits outweigh drawbacks for Canada’s 5G network, says veteran telecom expert
Canada can build its 5G networks wthout Huawei, but the Chinese telecom giant’s participation would likely improve innovation, price and delivery. A federal decision on Huawei’s potential role is expected soon. Meanwhile, Rogers Communications, which has partnered with Swedish equipment supplier Ericsson, lit up Canada’s first 5G network last week.
Clean technology initiative aims to turn oil sands bitumen into high-tech carbon fibre
Alberta Innovates has launched a $15-million international competition to capitalize on the global carbon fibre market, which is projected to reach US$7.8 billion by 2024. Eventually, more than 100,000 barrels of bitumen could be used daily to produce carbon fibre.
Alberta and Saskatchewan partner on study of commercial-scale CO2 capture and storage for the cement industry
Alberta and Saskatchewan partner on a feasibility study of commercial-scale carbon capture and storage at a cement plant — a North American first for the cement industry.
The Short Report, November 27, 2019: African researchers denied entry; open science gets easier; Big Oil moves into the cloud
Canada refused visas to dozens of African researchers seeking to attend the Neural Information Processing Systems conference (NeurIPS) in Vancouver next month. The visas were commonly denied on suspicions that the participants would not leave Canada once the conference was over. The issue is recurring: last year, more than 100 attendees were denied visas to the…
New consortium of colleges aims to help Canada’s cannabis industry
The Canadian College Consortium for Cannabis will support Canada’s fast-growing but talent-challenged cannabis industry, through training and collaborative applied research.
To maintain its “carbontech” leadership, Canada needs a price on carbon and focused strategies, say experts
Canada needs supportive government strategies and policies to maintain its global leadership in “carbontech” innovation: international conference
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