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3 National Research Council
The National Research Council (NRC) has recently released a strategic plan
to further promote research and development in Canada's science and
technology fieldVision 2006. Essentially, Vision 2006 reaffirms the NRC's
commitment to Canadian research and development and the efforts to
transform Canada into one of the worlds top five research and development
nations.
The NRC believes research and innovation are important factors in the
economic future of all Canadians. Their mandate for improved research and
development within the country relies on cooperation between government,
industry and academia that integrates innovation at the national,
international and community level. According to this policy of innovative
mobilization, the NRC hopes to establish Canada as "a nation of
innovators," at the forefront of the worlds knowledge community. The NRC
is involved in all levels of this processfrom ideas to inventions.
The NRC's strategy focuses on cooperation between industry, government and
academia to achieve a number of goals
- Establish the NRC as a leader in newly developing and emerging areas
of research, including multidisciplinary areas that would provide
solutions for national issues
- Maintain the high levels of achievement in existing research and
engineering domains, an area where Canada is already a world leader
- Provide guidance and direction for national investments in large-scale
science and technology projects to further develop Canadas research and
development infrastructure
- Effectively contribute to federal strategies including national
security, climate change, healthcare and innovation
- Achieve maximum benefits from the capital invested in research and
development for all Canadians
By 2006, the NRC hopes to be recognized by the federal government as
Canada's leading developer of new science and technology-based research
and be valued for its innovative commercialization of these new
inventions.
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National
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