Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus
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Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus
About this book
Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly changed concepts of peer review, merit review, the emergence of big data in the digital age, and the rise of an economy and society dominated by the internet and information.
The authors scrutinize the different ways in which federal and provincial policies have impacted both levels of government, including how such policies impact on Canada’s natural resources. They also study key government departments and agencies involved with science, technology, and innovation to show how these organizations function increasingly in networks and partnerships, as Canada seeks to keep up and lead in a highly competitive global system. The book also looks at numerous realms of technology across Canada in universities, business, and government and various efforts to analyze biotechnology, genomics, and the Internet, as well as earlier technologies such as nuclear reactors, and satellite technology. The authors assess whether a science-and-technology-centred innovation economy and society has been established in Canada - one that achieves a balance between commercial and social objectives, including the delivery of public goods and supporting values related to redistribution, fairness, and community and citizen empowerment.
Probing the nature of science advice across prime ministerial eras, including recent concerns over the Harper government’s claimed muzzling of scientists in an age of attack politics, Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy provides essential information for academics and practitioners in business and government in this crucial and complex field.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chart and Tables
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Preface
- Introduction and Analytical Framework
- PART ONE Conceptual Foundations and Historical Context
- 1 Conceptual Foundations
- 2 Canadian S&T and Innovation Policy and Agendas in Liberal and Conservative Prime Ministerial Eras
- 3 Canada-US and International STI Policy and Institutions
- PART TWO Empirical Analysis of S&T and Innovation Policy Domains
- 4 The Macro S&T and Innovation Policy Domain
- 5 The Government S&T Departments and Agencies Domain
- 6 The Granting, University, and Levered-Money Domain
- 7 The Industrial S&T and Innovation Domain
- 8 The Intellectual Property, Invention, and Innovation Domain
- 9 The Agriculture, Food, Biosciences, and Biotechnology Domain
- 10 The Genomics, Life Sciences, and Technology Domain
- 11 The Internet, Communications, and Social Media Domain
- PART THREE Conclusions
- 12 Canadian STI Policy: The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus
- Postscript: The New Justin Trudeau Liberal Government
- References
- Index