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The ‘Knowledge Factory’

  • Canada’s Science Technology and Innovation ecosystem is a derelict 60-year-old rusting 'Knowledge Factory' whose customers find its knowledge products irrelevant, costly, hard to access,
Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | February 6, 2025
How could we better anticipate and manage wildfires? More generally, how could we either produce relevant new knowledge domestically from public and private sector R&D activity or, access it globally, in order to help us make better decisions in managing the impacts of key risks and challenges? Image courtesy of Pixabay

The ‘Knowledge Factory’

Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | February 6, 2025
  • Canada’s Science Technology and Innovation ecosystem is a derelict 60-year-old rusting 'Knowledge Factory' whose customers find its knowledge products irrelevant, costly, hard to access,

The ‘Knowledge Factory’

Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | February 6, 2025
  • Canada’s Science Technology and Innovation ecosystem is a derelict 60-year-old rusting 'Knowledge Factory' whose customers find its knowledge products irrelevant, costly, hard to access,
How could we better anticipate and manage wildfires? More generally, how could we either produce relevant new knowledge domestically from public and private sector R&D activity or, access it globally, in order to help us make better decisions in managing the impacts of key risks and challenges? Image courtesy of Pixabay

Citizen-centred innovation the way forward for Canada

  • By recognizing that technology is not an end in itself, but rather only a means to assist in satisfying citizen needs, we can begin
Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | October 24, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Citizen-centered innovation means designing and implementing innovation programs to satisfy human needs, writes David Watters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Citizen-centred innovation the way forward for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | October 24, 2024
  • By recognizing that technology is not an end in itself, but rather only a means to assist in satisfying citizen needs, we can begin

Citizen-centred innovation the way forward for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | October 24, 2024
  • By recognizing that technology is not an end in itself, but rather only a means to assist in satisfying citizen needs, we can begin
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Citizen-centered innovation means designing and implementing innovation programs to satisfy human needs, writes David Watters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setting Canada’s research priorities

  • As the gathering storm of global challenges intensifies, we will need to improve the performance of our science, technology, and innovation ecosystem to adapt
Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | September 25, 2024
In a world where research and technology are the drivers of economic, social, and environmental progress, we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines, writes David Watters. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

Setting Canada’s research priorities

Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | September 25, 2024
  • As the gathering storm of global challenges intensifies, we will need to improve the performance of our science, technology, and innovation ecosystem to adapt

Setting Canada’s research priorities

Opinion | BY DAVID WATTERS | September 25, 2024
  • As the gathering storm of global challenges intensifies, we will need to improve the performance of our science, technology, and innovation ecosystem to adapt
In a world where research and technology are the drivers of economic, social, and environmental progress, we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines, writes David Watters. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson
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