National strategy needed to address fragmented innovation ecosystem, say researchers

'There is a sense that we are not certain as to how we are going to invest, grow, and make our innovation ecosystem prosperous for the next generation,' says the University of Saskatchewan's vice-president of research.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that 'today's science is tomorrow's economy,' and that the Liberal government is 'committed to ensuring that our talented, world-class researchers have the right support for the crucial work they are doing,' in a departmental press release on March 20, 2023.The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

February 5, 2024

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne shows “energy and passion,” but putting the country’s innovation ecosystem back on track will require addressing funding problems, and the fragmentation of vision and research support, according to researchers.

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