We began the year by establishing the Institute for Collaborative Innovation (ICI Canada), creating a corresponding website for members, and then quickly developing a project rationale and synopsis for ICI's "keystone project", the Canada Innovates Project, led by Member, Robert Walker.
This project aims to chart a strategic future for Canada's STI ecosystem, positioning it as a national asset capable of adapting Canada to the evolving polycrisis. Robert and Dan Wayner developed a proposal for a national panel discussion on the issue, that has been accepted for presentation at CSPC's national conferences in the Fall. The panel is called "The global polycrisis: Is Canada ready?" Work on the panel themes and discussions is underway.