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new KNOWLEDGE for a new economy Canada’s universities and colleges are fundamental to our innovative capacity as the major contributors to knowledge creation and the development of highly-qualified personnel. Dr. Eliot A . Phillipson , President and CEO , Canada Foundatio CANADA’S FUTURE AS A NATION OF INNOVATION nnovative societies have three key elements in common: a leading-edge research and development enterprise that generates new knowledge and ideas; a highly educated and skilled workforce that translates the knowledge into new products, services, and policies; and a business, regulatory, and social environment that facilitates entrepreneurship and the commercialization of new technologies. Canada’s universities and colleges are fundamental to our innovative capacity as the major contributors to knowledge creation and the development of highly-qualified personnel. These activities promote the creation of community-based innovation clusters that bring together the academic, industrial, and financial sectors, create jobs, and facilitate the process of commercialization. For these reasons, federal and provincial governments have invested heavily during the past decade in the nation’s research institutions, with the result that Canada leads G7 countries in terms of the percentage of GDP spent on higher education R&D. The return on this investment has been impressive. Canada ranks sixth in the world in the absolute number of its scientific publications and their citation frequency, and in its share of the top one percent of the most frequently cited papers in the world. Canada’s specific S&T strengths include several areas within the domains of health sciences and biotechnology, environment, natural resources and energy, information and communication technology, nanotechnology and advanced materials, astronomy and physics, aerospace, and visual and creative arts. In the following pages, you will read about those involved at the leading edge of Canada’s transformation to a knowledgebased society – the change makers, from this country’s universities, colleges, and other research institutions – and the critical role they play to ensure Canada’s future as a nation of innovation. n for Inno vation New Knowledge for a New Economy is published annually by Kenneth Caplan and Associates Limited in conjunction with leading research, education and advocacy organizations. New Knowledge for a New Economy is available in print and interactive editions as well as online at www.newknowledge.ca. For more information about the editorial content and advertising opportunities email info@kennethcaplan.com. Dr. Eliot A. Phillipson http://www.newknowledge.ca

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition

NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition
Canada's Future
The Role for Canada's Research Universities
The Life Changers
Kids, Computers and The Social Networking Revolution

NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition

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