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Innovation action plan for canada
Since 2012, The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for Business Innovation (CBI) has undertaken a major research and stakeholder engagement program designed to improve Canada’s business innovation performance. This document draws on the CBI program to set out an Innovation Action Plan for Canada.
Skills for business innovation success
Skills are active components of the innovation process and directly affect whether other innovation inputs (e.g. financial and technological resources) are used effectively in the pursuit of new or improved products, processes, services, or capabilities. This report outlines eight strategies to strengthen the skills and thereby improve innovation capacity.
Metrics for firm-level business innovation
This report demonstrates that it pays to measure innovation performance by establishing an effective set of innovation metrics. The report presents options for firms to select and adopt performance-enhancing best practices in areas of managing innovation outcomes.
Evaluating Government
Programs That Support Business Innovation
Worldwide, governments are increasing efforts to boost economies by supporting innovation in their industries for better competitive performance in global markets. In this report, CBI provides the framework, principles, and basic metrics for evaluating and adjusting government programs that support innovation.