‘In the new world order,’ feds must work with industry to fix IT procurement problems, say experts
New research examining IT procurement failures—the ArriveCan app, the Phoenix pay system, and Employment and Social Development Canada’s benefits modernization system—reveals three common issues: inadequate accountability, lack of internal expertise, and changes in scope.
Immunotherapy a beacon of hope in Canada’s fight against cancer
The gap between treatment and cure underscores the dire need for innovative approaches in our health-care strategy.
Balancing the energy score card: asking the right questions, doing the research
With great minds and important natural resources, we can secure a better future for our country and the world.
EVs and EV Infrastructure
Research safeguards a good first step, but more needed to avoid foreign influence traps, says Montreal professor
NDP MP Richard Cannings says the absence of private companies operating in Canada, like Huawei, still leaves room to circumvent federal funding restrictions.
Canada’s biomedical brain drain is reversing. Let’s continue that trend
We must look beyond the lab and build a thriving ecosystem to make sure Canadian biomedical treatments are developed here and benefit Canadians.
Reducing aviation’s CO2 emissions challenging but not impossible
To facilitate the transition to green aviation, government support for industry needs to focus on aircraft and engine manufacturers.
University and College Research
AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now
The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to cause very serious public harm, should they so wish.
Feds need to fund ‘blue skies’ research
Major scientific discoveries most often emerge from what scientists believe are important questions to explore no matter how trivial or irrelevant they may seem, rather than from the goals and directives set by other outside interests.
