Canada Foundation for Innovation. Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research. ISRN Homepage. The Innovations Systems Research Network (ISRN) is a network of researchers examining innovation in various cities and regions across Canada. The members of the network are loosely associated with four sub-networks: in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The ISRN's goal is to better understand how economic, social, and political conditions influence innovation and hence economic development at the local, regional, and national level.
The knowledge resulting from this research is intended to assist policy-makers at all three levels of government to better understand innovation dynamics and craft more effective policy. Launched in 1998 with initial funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the National Research Council (NRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), ISRN provides: This site is sponsored by: <<p align="right">> Science Policy News | Canadian Science Policy Centre. Innovation details and analysis. Key Messages Despite a decade or so of innovation agendas and prosperity reports, Canada remains near the bottom of its peer group on innovation, ranking 13th among the 16 peer countries. Countries that are more innovative are passing Canada on measures such as income per capita, productivity, and the quality of social programs. So far, there are no conclusive answers—or solutions—to Canada’s poor innovation ranking.
Innovation Indicators Putting innovation in context The Conference Board defines innovation as a process through which economic or social value is extracted from knowledge—through the creating, diffusing, and transforming of ideas—to produce new or improved products, services, processes, strategies, or capabilities. Countries with the highest overall scores have successfully developed national strategies around innovation, giving them a substantial lead over their peers in one or more areas. Monthly Newsletter Centre for Business Innovation (CBI) How is innovation measured?