A unified approach to overcome Canada’s struggling innovation system

Canada’s innovation gap lies in the failure to adopt research in real-world applications, the inability to retain and scale start-up firms, and failing to commercialize globally.
Students return to the University of Ottawa campus on Sept. 15, 2023. Canada's universities show excellence in research and innovation, but this mean nothing when all other indicators on productivity and competitiveness are trending in the wrong direction, writes Dr. Baljit Singh.

With innovation engines continuing to grow in China, India, South Korea, and Israel, and with the United States not the friend it once was, Canada is suddenly realizing the reality of our mediocre state of science and innovation. 

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