Provincial GovernmentAlberta's Innovation System
As you can discover in the section on federal policy on innovation, the
Government of Canada is committed to transforming the country's economy by
drastically increasing spending on research, development and innovation in
the country. Their "Innovation Strategy" outlines a strong initiative to
recreate Canada as a knowledge-based economy and establish Canada as one
of the top five research and development countries in the world. Alberta
has responded to this strategy by creating a provincial innovation
strategyAlberta's Innovation System.
Accordingly, the Government of Alberta has invested a great deal of
resources to research, development and innovation, establishing a working
relationship between government, universities and private-sector
enterprises.
Alberta's Innovation System recognizes that Alberta is a prosperous
province where citizens enjoy a high quality of life. It also upholds that
much of the province's prosperity is the result of a rich legacy of
natural resource wealth coupled with visionary people who lead the
province in research and development (R and D) and encourage the province
towards development of these resources.
The system identifies numerous benefits from scientific innovation and
research, including
- Thousands of new jobs that have been created, especially from the $13
billion investment in oilsand development
- Employment opportunities that have arisen from investment in new,
mechanical-pulping technology that will utilize Alberta's aspen forest
- Over 27,000 high-quality positions and $150 million of tax revenue per
year that are generated by Alberta's investments in wireless
telecommunication
- Up-to-date health care services resulting from Alberta's cutting-edge
medical research facilities
Alberta's Innovation System places a heavy emphasis on all partners in
innovation, including individualsthe people who are involved in
knowledge-based industry, and who apply innovative ideas and concepts to
improve Alberta's economy, communities and environment. The following
corporations, ministries and agencies included in this section all
participate in Alberta's Innovation System.
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