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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 479 998 CE 085 220 TITLE National Summit on Innovation and Learning=Sommet National sur L'Innovation et L'Apprentissage. Summary=Sommaire. INSTITUTION Conference Board of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). ISBN ISBN-0-662-33293-8 PUB DATE 2003-00-00 NOTE 303p.; Produced with assistance from the Government of Canada (Ontario). For other documents related to Canada's Innovation Strategy, see CE 084511-512 and CE 085 221-222. The national summit took place on November 18-19, 2002 in Toronto, Canada. AVAILABLE FROM Information Distribution Centre, Communications and Marketing Branch, Industry Canada, Room 268D, West Tower, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa ON KlA 0H5 Canada. Tel: 613-947-7466; Fax: 613-954-6436; e-mail: [email protected] or Enquiries Centre, Human Resources Development Canada, 140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV, Level 0, Gatineau QC KlA 0J9 Canada. Fax: 819-953-7260; e-mail: [email protected]. Available in multiple formats. For full text: http://www.innovationstrategy.gc.cal. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) Opinion Papers (120) Multilingual/Bilingual Materials (171) LANGUAGE English, French EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adoption (Ideas); Adult Education; Business; Citizen Participation; *Community Action; Community Development; Creativity; Developed Nations; *Economic Development; *Educational Development; Educational Improvement; *Educational Research; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Influences; Foreign Countries; *Innovation; *Labor Force Development; Research and Development; Strategic Planning; Technology Transfer IDENTIFIERS *Canada ABSTRACT This report provides a summary of the objectives, proceedings, and major outcomes of a summit meeting of over 500 leaders from across Canada convened to validate and prioritize strategic recommendations from an innovation and learning engagement process and to discuss key challenges to realization of Canada's vision to become one of the most innovative and skilled countries in the world. Introductory material includes summit background and context and an overview of the agenda. A summary of the sessions sets out the major challenges related to the summit's five themes, which are: improving research, development, and commercialization; enhancing the innovation environment; strengthening our learning culture; building an inclusive and skilled work force; and strengthening communities. The next section highlights feedback from the five breakout sessions, including details of the three or four priority recommendations participants selected in each one. Highlights and key points are presented of presentations and discussions of working sessions that identified key challenges to innovations and learning in these four areas: mobilizing communities; immigration; life sciences, biotechnology, and health innovation; and environment and clean Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the ori inal document. energy. A final section discusses the next steps for Canada's innovation and learning agenda. Appendixes include official speeches, key points from presentations and discussions, and agreed-upon priorities for action. A French language version is provided. (YLB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Government Gouvernement 1+1 of Canada du Canada U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement National Summit on EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as `'.1ICreceived from the person or organization originating it. INNOVATION 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this andLEARNING document do not necessarily represent official OERI position cr policy. SUMMARY CANADA'S INNOVATION STRATEGY BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 CanadA National Summit on INNOVATION andLEARNING SUMMARY Prepared by: THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA with: THE CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA 3 This publication is available upon request in multiple formats. Contact the centres at the numbers listed below. For additional copies of this publication, please contact: Information Distribution Centre Enquiries Centre Communications and Marketing Branch Human Resources Development Canada Industry Canada 140 Promenade du Portage Room 268D, West Tower Phase IV, Level 0 235 Queen Street Gatineau QC K1A 0J9 Ottawa ON K1A OH5 Tel.: (613) 947-7466 Fax: (819) 953-7260 Fax: (613) 954-6436 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] This publication is also available electronically on the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca Permission to Reproduce. 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No. 1u4-29/2002E-BR ISBN 0-662-67064-7 53842B 10% recycled material NATIONAL SUMMIT ON INNOVATION AND LEARNING CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION 11 SUMMIT BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 11 OVERVIEW OF THE SUMMIT AGENDA 12 SUMMIT LAUNCH 15 SUMMARY OF SUMMIT SESSIONS 17 OVERVIEW OF KEY SUMMIT THEMES 17 MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS: SHAPING PRIORITIES FOR CANADA'S INNOVATION AND LEARNING PLAN 23 1. Improving Research, Development and Commercialization 24 2. Enhancing the Innovation Environment 27 3. Strengthening Our Learning Culture 30 4. Building an Inclusive and Skilled Work Force 34 5. Strengthening Communities 37 AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS: IDENTIFYING KEY CHALLENGES TO INNOVATION AND LEARNING 41 1. Mobilizing Communities 41 2. Immigration 45 3. Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Health Innovation 48 4. Environment and Clean Energy 50 SUMMARY CONTENTS CLOSING PLENARY: NEXT STEPS FOR CANADA'S INNOVATION AND LEARNING AGENDA 56 APPENDIXES 60 Appendix 1: Summit Program 60 Appendix 2: Speeches 62 Appendix 3: Summary of Priority Recommendations 87 Appendix 4: Priorities for Innovation and Learning 90 Appendix 5: Presentations on the Five Summit Themes 95 Appendix 6: Presentations for Breakout Sessions: Identifying Key Challenges to Innovation and Learning 99 Appendix 7: Biographies of Co-Chairs, Panellists and Moderators 127 Appendix 8: Summit Participant List 137 REFERENCES 146 6 NATIONAL SUMMIT ON INNOVATION AND 'LEARNING F 0 REWO RD The aim of this report is to summarize the objectives, proceedings, and major outcomes of the National Summit on Innovation and Learning, held on November 18-19, 2002, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, in Toronto, Ontario. At this summit, more than 500 leaders from across the country were convened to validate and prioritize a list of strategic recommendations from the innovation and learning engagement process that took place from May to October 2002, and to discuss key challenges to the realization of Canada's vision to become one of the most innovative and skilled countries in the world. This report is intended to capture the content of summit discussions and decisions, for the record of not only summit delegates, but all interested Canadians. It includes official speeches, as well as key points from presentations and discussions during the breakout and concurrent panel sessions, and presents agreed-upon priorities for action, concluding comments on the way forward, and a list of the delegates who attended the summit. Much appreciation is extended to all delegates who committed their time and ideas to prepare for and participate in the National Summit. For additional information on the National Summit on Innovation and Learning, summit materials, and the innovation and learning engagement process, readers may visit the Innovation Strategy Web site (www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca). SUMMARY 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND The National Summit on Innovation and Learning, initiated by the Government of Canada and sponsored by the ministers of Industry and Human Resources Development, was held in Toronto on November 18-19, 2002. The objective of the national summit was to engage partners from the private sector, non- government organizations, academia and government in shaping the priorities for Canada's Innovation Strategy, and to seek commitment from all sectors for a Canadian innovation and learning action plan. The summit was the culmination of a seven-month, country-wide engagement process that involved the participation of more than 10,000 Canadians who attended regional summits, sectoral meetings, expert round tables and best practice workshops to discuss Canada's Innovation Strategy, as outlined in Achieving Excellence: Investing in People, Knowledge and Opportunity and Knowledge Matters: Skills and Learning for Canadians, both released in February 2002. Over 250 written submissions were received as formal input to the engagement process. More than 500 leaders from across the country attended the national summit. Participants were asked to identify the priority