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Our mission is to assist you, in public, private, and academic institutions, to design and build best global practices in innovation systems, in order for you to better serve your customers, partners, and stakeholders.

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United Nations Behavioural Science Week: Insights for Empowering Citizen-Centred Innovation

Max Peacock

Apr 18

The Knowledge Factory

Source: Unsplash Canada’s Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Ecosystem is a derelict 60-year-old rusting “Knowledge Factory”, whose...

David B Watters

Feb 20

Citizen-centered innovation the way forward for Canada

A Hill Times Op-ed written by ICI Canada's President, David B Watters. Watters explores the need to recognize technology as a way to...

David B Watters

Oct 24, 2024

Setting Canada’s research priorities

A Hill Times op-ed written by ICI Canada's president, David B Watters. This op-ed explores our global challenges and our need to improve...

David B Watters

Sep 25, 2024

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 13, 2025

ICI Canada at Research Money 2025

We’re proud to announce that two of ICI’s members — Alexander Zelenski and David Watters — will be speaking at the Research Money 2025 conference in the session titled “Turning Global Risks Into Opportunities for Canada.”

Register here: https://researchmoneyinc.com/event/the-24th-annual-research-money-conference

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April 7, 2025

Student Collaborations & AI Innovation: Spring Updates

Our amazing capstone students are about to showcase their documentary on how young Canadians are dealing with the polycrisis - don't miss the BMPD exhibition this week! Plus, we're cooking up Galileo AI with Algonquin College to make complex systems way easier to understand, with our first prototype dropping this month.

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March 8, 2025

Dave's Fort Coulonge Retreat in Montreal, Quebec

Dave Watters participated in a 3-day retreat at Fort Coulonge, Quebec (February 28th-March 2nd) on a new initiative by McMaster University. During this retreat, the discussion of how to make academic research more relevant to the needs of citizens and communities was largely emphasized.

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Wed, Nov 19
Save the Date! CSPC Conference 2025
Ottawa
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Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – Nov 21, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J1, Canada
Toward a resilient future for Canada: Mobilizing science, knowledge and innovation
May/June 2025
Federal Election Roundtable
Location is TBD
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May/June 2025
Location is TBD
Following the federal election a roundtable discussion will be held on the roles of Higher Education, Business, and Governments. (More details to come)
Wed, May 21
Research Money Conference
Ottawa
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May 21, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – May 22, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Ottawa, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1, Canada
ICI Canada Members David B Watters and Alex Zelenski will be hosting a panel discussion of the analysis of the World Economic Forum's Global Risk's Report 2025 in combination to how Canada can manage these risks and build a growth economy.