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Social sciences and humanities research must be incorporated into innovation projects at the outset to help solve Canada's "innovation paradox," writes Ted Hewitt at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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Measures are needed to commercialize university research, including fixing problems with IP and technology transfer, better supporting early-career researchers, and optimizing use of equipment and facilities, says Gordon Harling, CEO of CMC Microsystems.

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The key to success in using generative AI in the innovation process is understanding and leveraging the distinct but complementary roles that both humans and AI can play, say researchers at HEC Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal.

By Peter Josty
Research Money contributor Peter Josty presents the highlights from Canada's Productivity Summit, which looked at why productivity is important, comparisons in productivity, causes of Canada's poor productivity performance, and potential solutions.

By Peter Josty
Thought leader Peter Josty looks at what Canada might learn from the EU on improving productivity, including the policies each country is using to try to improve performance.

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Canada has always had sharp increases and decreases in the number of immigrants, but Ottawa’s sharp U-turn on international students points to the need for better monitoring of immigration’s impacts, Thomas Klassen writes.

By Peter Josty
Canada has more work to do if it wants the diversity of business ownership to align with the makeup of the nation’s population, thought leader Peter Josty writes.

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Canada’s U15 group of research-intensive universities should work with a 166-member network of international counterparts to conduct an annual assessment to set Canada’s research priorities, says David Watters at the Institute for Collaborative Innovation.

By Peter Josty
Who exactly is an entrepreneur in Canada and do we need a better definition of "entrepreneur," asks thought leader Peter Josty, executive director at The Centre for Innovation Studies.