Innovation: a desire to make things better

Our innate drive to comprehend and change our world for the better transforms us in ways we sometimes are not even aware—from our health, our economy and our planet, to how we understand our past and how we envision our future.

In this knowledge era, innovation is integral to nation building and there is almost no limit to what research can teach us. In the broadest sense, both research and innovation are driven by the desire to make things better, writes Gilles Patry.

Opinion

BY GILLES G. PATRY

October 3, 2016

OTTAWA—How can Canada set itself on the right path for fostering a strong research and innovation system? It’s a pressing question—one that occupies countless boardroom discussions and newspaper columns, and has given rise to the development of a new innovation agenda for this country and a re...

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