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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Dr. Mehrdad Hariri in Ottawa Sept 14-16 to promote Canadian Science Policy Conference (Nov. 16-18 2011)

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:31 AM

Sep 12, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-mehrdad-hariri-ottawa-sept-14-16-promote-canadian-science-policy-conference-nov-16-1559784.htm

Flaherty urges more private innovation spending

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:30 AM

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/flaherty-technology-investment.html

Invest in R&D, minister says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:30 AM

Necessary to remain competitive; 'We need to move toward a more innovative economy,' Paradis says
Sep 13, 2011
ALISON MA CGREGOR
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Invest+minister+says/5392280/story.html

Wanted: culture of innovation

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:29 AM

Where’s Canada’s sense of urgency?
Sep 16, 2011
Kevin Lynch AND Munir Sheikh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wanted-culture-of-innovation/article2167856/

The innovation riddle

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:29 AM

Todd Hirsch
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/hirsch.pdf

Canadians say R&D critical to prosperity

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:29 AM

Nik Nanos
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/nanos.pdf

A simple solution to Canada’s innovation problem

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:28 AM

Tom Jenkins
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/jenkins.pdf

Innovation dividend = stronger productivity growth

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:28 AM

Kevin Lynch and Munir A. Sheikh
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy

http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/lynch.pdf

Higher education and innovation

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:27 AM

Heather Munroe-Blum
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/munroe-blum.pdf

Innovation: Looking beyond science and technology

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:27 AM

Jeremy Leonard
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/leonard.pdf

Canada’s innovation puzzle: Is our national conversation missing a piece?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:26 AM

John Stewart
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/stewart.pdf

Innovation in Canada’s trade gateways and corridors

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:26 AM

Charles McMillan
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/mcmillan.pdf

High-growth entrepreneurship: The key to Canada’s future economic success

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:25 AM

Shannon Wells and Geordie Hungerford
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/wells.pdf

Innovation by design: Differentiator in the digital age

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:25 AM

Sara Diamond and Linda Lewis
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/diamond-lewis.pdf

A call for centralized access to R&D funding in Canada

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:25 AM

Marielle Piché and Kevin Goheen
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/piche-goheen.pdf

From the eureka moment to the marketplace

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:24 AM

John Manley and Ross Laver
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/manley-laver.pdf

The creation of an “innovative university”

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:22 AM

Gary Polonsky
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/polonsky.pdf

Building an innovation nation with life sciences

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:22 AM

Russell Williams
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/williams.pdf

Productivity and innovation key to prosperity in an aging society

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:22 AM

David Crane
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/crane.pdf

Research vice-presidents of smaller Canadian universities form new alliance

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:21 AM

Group will pool resources and share best practices of small universities committed to research.
Sep 12, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/research-vice-presidents-of-smaller-canadian-universities-form-new-alliance.aspx

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Dr. Mehrdad Hariri in Ottawa Sept 14-16 to promote Canadian Science Policy Conference (Nov. 16-18 2011)

Flaherty urges more private innovation spending

Invest in R&D, minister says

Wanted: culture of innovation

The innovation riddle

Canadians say R&D critical to prosperity

A simple solution to Canada’s innovation problem

Innovation dividend = stronger productivity growth

Higher education and innovation

Innovation: Looking beyond science and technology

Canada’s innovation puzzle: Is our national conversation missing a piece?

Innovation in Canada’s trade gateways and corridors

High-growth entrepreneurship: The key to Canada’s future economic success

Innovation by design: Differentiator in the digital age

A call for centralized access to R&D funding in Canada

From the eureka moment to the marketplace

The creation of an “innovative university”

Building an innovation nation with life sciences

Productivity and innovation key to prosperity in an aging society

Research vice-presidents of smaller Canadian universities form new alliance

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