OP-ED: "WE HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE CANADA AN INNOVATION LEADER", THE HILL TIMES
Excerpted from his most recent op-ed, Senator Deacon discusses the opportunities for Canada to increase our global competitiveness, productivity, and prosperity through investments in Canadian innovation and knowledge mobilization across the globe.
"If a Canadian innovates but no users benefit, did the innovation ever really happen?
This "tree falling in the woods" analogy focuses on an important question: if we cannot reliably generate social benefits and economic opportunities (jobs and wealth, in other words) from our exceptional research capacity, are we putting our future investments in discovery research at risk?"
Excerpted from his most recent op-ed, Senator Deacon discusses the opportunities for Canada to increase our global competitiveness, productivity, and prosperity through investments in Canadian innovation and knowledge mobilization across the globe.