A National Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Strategy

The CSPC has launched a national conversation on Canada’s long-term innovation strategy to engage industry leaders and experts in discussions on how to reverse Canada’s declining innovation performance.

As part of this critical national initiative, the CSPC will publish a Special Digital Edition of the CSPC Magazine.

Senior executives of industry associations, experts, and thought leaders from the Canadian innovation community, federal/provincial/territorial/municipal governments, innovation networks and academia are invited to submit opinion pieces that explore:

  • Emerging trends that are critical for the future of innovation in key industrial sectors
  • How an innovation strategy could be designed to adapt to future trends, and
  • Priorities for the strategy to ensure long-term success
  • Other topics relevant to improving Canada’s innovation performance

The National Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Strategy will focus on (but not be limited to) these key industrial sectors:

  • Advanced Manufacturing (chemical, auto, aerospace, plastics, steel, paper and others)
  • Agriculture & Agrifood (crop/livestock production, food processing and others)
  • Health and Biosciences (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, therapeutics, diagnostics, public health)
  • Digital and High Tech industries (ICT, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and others)
  • Natural Resources (mining, forestry, fisheries, oil/gas, renewable energy)
    Clean Tech (energy storage & infrastructure, transportation, water/wastewater, chemistry & materials, recycling & waste and others)

Editorials will be published on the CSPC website on a rolling basis, as they are received until October 8, 2024 and then curated in a Special Digital Edition of the CSPC Magazine.

How to Submit:

Editorials are typically 800-1200 words and should be submitted HERE.

While submitting the article, please provide the following items.

Required:

  1. Article Title
  2. Name of the Featured CSPC Theme for the Article
  3. Main Topic of the Article
  4. Keywords (at least 3)
  5. High-resolution Headshot of each Author as Attachment
  6. Title(s) and Institution(s) for each Author

Optional:

  1. Upto 3 High-quality Figures as Attachments (provide artist credit if needed)
  2. Social-media Handles to Tag (eg. LinkedIn, Twitter etc.)
  3. Preferred Pronouns for each Author

While editorials must be original work of the author(s), CSPC recognizes the value of AI for idea generation, analysis and image production. Authors should acknowledge the use of AI in the preparation of their editorials.

We thank you for your submission. Please add editorial@sciencepolicy.ca to your contacts so that we can make sure any follow-up messages reach you.

If you have any questions about writing an editorial for CSPC, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Committee at editorial@sciencepolicy.ca.