A Canadian Innovation Agenda for the Twenty-first Century
A Canadian Innovation Agenda for the Twenty-first Century

Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13:

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This report presents & discusses findings from hearings on science & technology (S & T) and its impact on a knowledge-based economy. Issues considered include: the contributions of S & T to a knowledge-based economy; measurement of innovation world-wide and in Canada; the Canadian innovation system, including knowledge sources & flows and the government-university-industry relationship; the innovation policy framework and the role of the federal government; strategic S & T investment opportunities in such areas as biotechnology, astronomy, and high energy physics; value for money in federal S & T support programs; the role of federal research agencies; the intellectual property rights regime; university research & commercialization; and financing of innovation start-up firms. Recommendations are made throughout regarding S & T policy. Appendices include dissenting opinions.

A Canadian Healthcare Innovation Agenda
A Canadian Healthcare Innovation Agenda

Author: A. Scott Carson

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2018-04-30

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1553395301

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This collection is the result of a 2016 national leaders conference sponsored by Queen’s University to explore the prospects for a pan-Canadian healthcare innovation strategy. The conference themes were inspired by the 2015 report of the federally commissioned Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation, led by David Naylor, which examined how the federal government could support innovation. A Canadian Healthcare Innovation Agenda features original commissioned chapters from academics and healthcare leaders addressing a range of issues such as the meaning of healthcare innovation, how a national healthcare agency and investment fund could be governed, the need for big data and evidence, adding value through Canadian supply-chain management, overcoming regulatory barriers to innovation, policy innovations for indigenous, military and elderly populations, the role of medical professions in promoting innovation, education, and the development of medical innovators. The Canadian healthcare system is so fragmented that any thought of a system-wide strategy for healthcare innovation is considered a far-distant ideal at best. This book presents a contrary view, outlining an agenda for Canadian healthcare innovation. It shows that Canada does indeed have the building blocks for innovation, and concludes that the time to act is now.

The Art of the State
The Art of the State

Author: Thomas J. Courchene

Publisher: IRPP

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780886451967

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The Art of the State brings together political scientists and economists to look at governing and governance in an increasingly globalized world. It explores ways in which democratic governance can survive in a globalized environment and suggests how to combat disillusionment.

Innovation, Science, Environment 08/09
Innovation, Science, Environment 08/09

Author: Glen Toner

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0773575081

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Rapidly developing changes in technology, scientific knowledge, and domestic and international environmental issues force analysts to constantly reevaluate how public policy is coping. Are governments leading, following, or falling behind other societal actors? This third volume in a series of annual assessments of Canadian public policy provides an innovative approach to evaluating key developments in one of the most challenging areas of public policy in the twenty-first century. Leading experts look at crucial issues such as climate change, sustainable development policy tools, science management, and the international approach to governing intellectual property. They address recent developments within the pesticide, wildlife, and infrastructure policy areas involving the federal government and key private and non-governmental players. The 2008-09 volume explores the role of governments in a number of key areas, showing that while government institutions and policies should be part of the solution to the complex array of science and technology and environment and development issues facing Canadians, too often it appears they are part of the problem. Contributors include Glen Toner (Carleton), Robert Paehlke (Trent), Mark Jaccard and Rose Murphy (Simon Fraser), Jac van Beek (Canada Foundation for Innovation) and Frances Issaacs (National Research Council of Canada), Sara Bannerman (Carleton), Robert Gibson (Waterloo), David Robinson (Laurentian), Francois Bregha (Stratos Inc.), Scott Findlay and Annick Dezeil (Ottawa), Robert Hilton and Christopher Stoney (Carleton), and Jeremy Wilson (Victoria).

Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

Author: G. Bruce Doern

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 0773598995

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Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly changed concepts of peer review, merit review, the emergence of big data in the digital age, and the rise of an economy and society dominated by the internet and information. The authors scrutinize the different ways in which federal and provincial policies have impacted both levels of government, including how such policies impact on Canada’s natural resources. They also study key government departments and agencies involved with science, technology, and innovation to show how these organizations function increasingly in networks and partnerships, as Canada seeks to keep up and lead in a highly competitive global system. The book also looks at numerous realms of technology across Canada in universities, business, and government and various efforts to analyze biotechnology, genomics, and the Internet, as well as earlier technologies such as nuclear reactors, and satellite technology. The authors assess whether a science-and-technology-centred innovation economy and society has been established in Canada – one that achieves a balance between commercial and social objectives, including the delivery of public goods and supporting values related to redistribution, fairness, and community and citizen empowerment. Probing the nature of science advice across prime ministerial eras, including recent concerns over the Harper government’s claimed muzzling of scientists in an age of attack politics, Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy provides essential information for academics and practitioners in business and government in this crucial and complex field.