Is Canada Really All That Bad At Innovation?: A Tale of Two Industries
This commentary raises questions about the degree to which global innovation indicators enable us to understand the historical dynamics of innovation in Canada, and about future directions for Canadian innovation policy. By focusing on the automotive and telecommunications sectors, two currently tro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre for the Study of Living Standards
2009-04-01
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| Series: | International Productivity Monitor |
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| Online Access: | http://www.csls.ca/ipm/18/IPM-18-Hawkins.pdf |
| Summary: | This commentary raises questions about the degree to which global innovation indicators enable us to understand the historical dynamics of innovation in Canada, and about future directions for Canadian innovation policy. By focusing on the automotive and telecommunications sectors, two currently troubled Canadian industries with completely different histories, some of the major successes and mistakes of Canadian industrial policy are assessed critically. The conclusion is that the innovation problem in Canada has less to do with capabilities or opportunities, than with recent tendencies not to follow through when ambitious innovation initiatives in specific industries could be transformed into new national "engines of growth". |
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| ISSN: | 1492-9759 1492-9767 |