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. 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.