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A Short Flight to a Bright Future: Kingston’s Economic Strategy In Action
The Kingston-Syracuse Pathway signals the emergence of a new economic corridor, extending the city's integrated economic plan into new territory.
Introducing The Groundbreakers' Referral Program
Benefits include selecting research projects, and video meetings organized to tackle innovation ecosystem challenges of interest to you.
Strategic Localization: The Power of Differentiation in Lethbridge's Economic Development
Southern Alberta's economic hub is building a distinct innovation ecosystem based on the region's unique characteristics and investment in social…
What Nation Builders Know: Four Foundational Concepts and the Critical Link to Innovation
Building a country from scratch turns out to be among the most complex of human endeavours.
Humanity's Indomitable Ingenuity Versus the Fragility of Progress
Disasters forever linked.
The New Innovation Paradigm: Superclusters and Economic Complexity
In 2017, the Canadian government announced nearly a billion dollars of investment in the Innovation Superclusters Initiative. The government described…
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