The Short Report: April 17, 2024

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April 17, 2024

Federal budget commits $3.5 billion in "new" strategic research infrastructure and support; nation has “lost its way” on innovation, says Conference Board of Canada, CIFAR’s new strategy, and more.



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Organizations: Accelerator Centre, Aditxt, Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System, AgentHub, Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Municipalities, AMD, Anyon Systems, Appli Therapeutics Inc., ARHT Media Inc., Astrobotic, AtkinsRéalis, Attunement, Australian Quantum Software Network, Australian Space Agency, Bank of Montreal, Basalt Tech, BBA, BlackBerry Limited, Blacksmith, BNEF, BTQ Technologies Corp., Business Development Bank of Canada, BYD, Canada Development Investment Corporation, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Research Coordinating Committee, Canada-U.S. Energy Transformation Task Force, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Space Agency, Carleton University, Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Christian Medical College, CIFAR, Circleback, Clariti Cloud, CleanBC, Conference Board of Canada, Council of Canadian Academies, Council of Canadian Innovators, CQDM, D-Wave, Datacurve, Define Capital, Department of National Defence, Draftaid, Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc., Edison Motors, Evident Insights Ltd., EY Canada, Farmers Edge Inc., Finance Canada, Futurpreneur Canada, Gairdner Foundation, Gevo Inc., GovernGPT, Government of Alberta, Government of British Columbia, Government of Canada, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Government of Ontario, Government of Quebec, Government of Saskatchewan, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hootsuite, Hydro Quebec, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, InfoSec Global, Infrastructure Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Intellectual Property Ontario, JAXA, KODE Labs, l’Université de Montréal, Lab2Market, Laval University, Magna, Maia Farms, Maverix Private Equity, McKinsey & Company, McMaster University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Microsoft Canada, Mission Control, Mitacs, MNP LLP, NASA, Natural Resources Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Numana, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Photonic, Pizza Hut, Privy Council Office, Public Health Agency of Canada, Quantum Algorithms Institute, Quantum Computing Report, Qubic Technologies, Québec Ministry of Education, RC Coffee, RejuvenRx, Research Canada, Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton, Royal Bank of Canada, Sanctuary AI, Saskatchewan Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal, Senso, SmartD Technologies, Sobeys Inc., Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, softwareQ, Space Capital, Standing Committee on Science and Research, Statistics Canada, Stratview Research, Summit Commercial Solutions Inc,, Talkwalker, TESCanada H2, Tesla, The University of British Columbia, THRiVE Discovery Lab, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UK Space Agency, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Cambridge, University of Manitoba, University of Ottawa, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, University of Strasbourg, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, Utimaco, Walmart Canada, Wayve, Weizmann Institute of Science, Western University, World Economic Forum, World Energy GH2 Limited Partnership, Xanadu, Y Combinator, and Zero Point Cryogenics
People: Alison Evans, Andrea Damascelli, Anne Marinier, Azeem Azhar, Brenda Bailey, Bronwyn Eyre, Chace Barber, Christian Landry, Chrystia Freeland, David Goldie, David Klenerman, Davis Gilbert, Dr. Jamie Shotton, Dr. Jessie Lavoie, Dr. Lisheng Wang, Dr. Tarik Möröy, François-Philippe Champagne, Frédéric Bouchard, Frederic St-Denis Bissonnette, Gagandeep Kang, Garry Tan, Gerri Sinclair, Guy Sauvageau, Joan Hollobon, Joanna Redden, John Ruffalo, Josh Pillsbury, Josie Osborne, Judge Marc-Antoine Carette, Jyoti Gondek, Karen Bertrand, Karina Carneiro, Leyla Soleymani, Marc Cigana, Megan Azad, Mercedes Ing, Michel Sadelain, Narbe Alexandrian, Nick Schiavo, Pascal Mayer, Premier Danielle Smith, Prof. Yasutaka Furukawa, Rajan Sawhney, Ravi Shah, Shankar Balasubramanian, Stephen Poloz, Stephen Toope, Tyler Gandam, Wanping Zheng, Yuesheng Wang, and Zelig Eshhar
Topics: "Bouchard report", 2004 Gairdner Awards, Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program, advanced therapies for infectious diseases, AI Compute Access Fund, AI innovation by Canadian banks, AI-based startups in Y Combinator accelerator, AI-enabled autonomous driving technology, AI-enabled building systems management, AI-enabled social media monitoring, Alberta government's Provincial Priorities Act, 2024 (Bill 18), aligning federal funding with provincial priorities, B.C. invests in new post-secondary student spaces, Canada as a "risk-adverse" innovation culture, Canada's innovation performance, Canada's patent performance, Canada's venture capital investment as a percentage of GDP, Canadian business spending on R&D, Canadian government expenditure on R&D, Canadian pensions investing in Canada, Canadian Sovereign Compute Strategy, Canadian Space Agency international agreements, CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System, cellular rejuvenation research, CIFAR's new "refreshed" strategy, Clean Technology Manufacturing investment tax credit, climate-resilient communities in B.C., Conference Board of Canda's 2024 Innovation Report Card, CSA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, cyber security, digital insurance brokerage, digitalization of agriculture, DND's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, electric motor control technology, enhancing IP capacity in Ontario's post-secondary sector, entrepreneurism in Canada, federal Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for innovation-enabling assets, federal Budget 2024, federal Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive, federal Electric Vehicle (EV) Supply Chain investment tax credit, federal funding to Alberta universities, federal government use of AI, federal investment in new strategic research infrastructure and federal research support, federal Lab 2 Market applicants, federal procurement targets, federal research support system, federal support for AI sector, federal support for biofuels sector, fintech and quantum technologies, full-sized live holograms for vocational training, global sales of electric vehicles, government response to Standing Committee on Science and Research’s report on graduate scholarship and post-doctoral fellowship programs, government subsidies to EV battery manufacturers, hollow-fibre bioreactors for biomanufacturing, humanoid robots in auto manufacturing, imports of electronic and electrical equipment, improving buildings' energy efficiency, improving robotics-focused hardware, investigation of B.C. clean technology grant program, lack of anchor firms in Canada, McMaster University’s Innovation Matchmaking program, medical reporting, Microwave Quantum Radar project, Ontario Chamber of Commerce AI Hub, Ontario's Grid Innovation Fund, Pan-Canadian AI strategy, Project Nujio’qonik wind power and green hydrogen project, quantifying climate-smart practices, quantum activities and collaboration in Canada, Quantum Careers Initiative, quantum computing software, quantum networking testbeds, robots in Walmart distribution centres, rover demonstration mission on the Moon, Saskatchewan's response to federal oil and gas emissions cap and methane regulations, Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax-credit program, Simpson Centre for the Alberta Digitalization Agriculture Program, software services for governments, software-as-a-service, streamlining federal regulatory process for major projects, supporting early-career researchers, supporting fundamental research, Tri-Agency Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan, UBC's Jacob Biely Research Prize, using DNA nanotechnology to regenerate biologic materials, Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, venture capital funding for space startups, work-integrated learning, and World Quantum Day

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