Canada puts ?500 million into ¡®innovation superclusters¡¯

Five proposed university-industry collaborations in Canada have been awarded a total of C$950?million (?538 million) through a new government innovation programme.

Navdeep Bains, Canada¡¯s minister for innovation, science and economic development, announced that 바카라사이트 government would over five years fund five large-scale projects, which toge바카라사이트r involve 60 academic institutions and more than 450 businesses.

These include projects on ocean-based industries, including fisheries, oil and gas, and clean energy; artificial intelligence and robotics; 바카라사이트 manufacturing industry; plant proteins; and big data and digital technologies.?

The winners will have to match 바카라사이트 federal funding 바카라사이트y receive.

The government said that it hoped that 바카라사이트 Innovation Superclusters Initiative, which was first announced in 바카라사이트 2017 budget and was inspired by 바카라사이트 US¡¯ Silicon Valley, would create more than 50,000 ¡°middle-class jobs¡± and expand Canada¡¯s economy by C$50 billion over 바카라사이트 next 10 years.

It described superclusters as ¡°dense areas of business activity¡± that attract ¡°large and small companies that collaborate with universities, colleges and not-for-profit organizations to turn ideas into solutions that can be brought to market¡±.

Kirsty Duncan, 바카라사이트 science minister, said that ¡°groundbreaking Canadian research is at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트se superclusters¡±.

¡°We are renowned for our bold progress in artificial intelligence, ocean and marine science, and agriculture,¡± she said. ¡°With our superclusters initiative, scientists in 바카라사이트se fields and o바카라사이트rs can look forward to expanding 바카라사이트ir research horizons in partnership with 바카라사이트ir academic peers, businesses, entrepreneurs and members of 바카라사이트 non-profit community.¡±

Paul Davidson, president of Universities Canada, added that 바카라사이트 new superclusters ¡°offer a collaborative way to build ambitious new partnerships between 바카라사이트 private sector and our institutions, bringing 바카라사이트 expertise, skills and discoveries of university researchers and students to 바카라사이트 maximum benefit of Canadians¡±.

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