Better innovation policy means investing in the public administration

With a wider recognition that a more permeable public administration is a tangible and realistic way to get better innovation policies and programs to Canadians, a public service that can be a true partner for innovators might not be so far away.

If the public administration is to be expected to effectively deliver on innovation policy, public servants themselves need to be given more options and incentives to learn about business innovation first-hand, writes Mark Robbins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARK ROBBINS

November 11, 2019

Improving innovation performance has long been recognized as key to success in the 21st century economy, yet fostering innovation is much easier said than done. While the importance of increasing innovation is widely recognized and there is a perennial sense of ...

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