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Innovation Canada

The Difference Between Invention and Innovation

Martin Lavoie | Posted 12.10.2012 | Canada Business
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Martin Lavoie

The OECD recently released a study showing Canada is among the leaders in public research and patents filed by academics -- great news. Licensing patents is as much important as developing them. Like most people, I use to assimilate invention with innovation. Two weeks ago, I watched a documentary on Steve Jobs, and finally, I understood the difference between the two. Even Steve Jobs couldn't have built an innovative computer mouse without a license.

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Rachel Mendleson

Canada Not Educating, Innovating Enough: OECD

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 06.13.2012 | Canada Business
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Spurring innovation and improving post-secondary education in Canada will be crucial to boosting sluggish productivity growth, which is the most signi...

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Canadian Firms Slash R&D Spending For 5th Straight Year

CBC | Posted 01.02.2012 | Canada
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Canadian corporations cut spending on research and development for the fifth year in a row, despite increasing revenues, reports an annua...

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