Innovation & Technology

The Conference Board of Canada facilitates innovation—from inspiration to implementation—through impactful peer-to-peer learning and research. Our goal is to increase Canada’s global competitiveness by improving private and public sector innovation performance and technology creation and adoption. We achieve this by fostering Canada's innovation ecosystem and studying the impact of technology on society.

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Lessons from Hurricane Harvey: Shoring up the emergency management cycle

In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southern Texas, ravaging Houston and the surrounding area. Over four days, 33 trillion gallons of rain fell. Some areas experienced significant flooding as waterways and reservoirs were overwhelmed. The structure of this briefing reflects that of the emergency management cycle.

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An Introduction to Cyber Insurance: Understanding the Canadian Ecosystem

While cyber risk cannot be eliminated, it can be controlled. Every organization today that works with digital data is vulnerable to cyber attack. While it is impossible to completely abolish the risk of becoming a target, this risk can be managed—primarily though retaining cyber insurance.

Report

Finding focus: The future of work in Canada

Defining the future of work is a complex and multifaceted task. Much of the existing research looks at the tasks that employers will automate, the workers they will displace, and the skills needed to complete said tasks...

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Data dilemmas: analytics, infrastructure, governance and talent.

Our federal government is not the only organization struggling to collect, produce, and analyze useful data. Many private, academic, and non-profit sector businesses are also struggling to adapt to our data-driven world.

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Recent Reports

Driving Knowledge Management for Innovation

This briefing explores ways knowledge management can drive innovation within firms.

Report—32 pages



Emerging Technologies and Strategies

Three key takeaways from the event are that emerging technologies and strategies will have a far…

Report—36 pages

Innovation Culture and Brand

A strong culture of innovation can energize and enable a company's innovation performance. In turn…

Report—12 pages

Blockchain (BC) Improving Government Digital Services

Further adoption of BC will require a demonstration of the technology’s capabilities and…

Report—22 pages

Rethinking Innovation Spending

First things first: companies need to know how much they spend on innovation before they can…

Report—21 pages



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Upcoming events

The future of work: Digital technologies and Canada’s labour market

Wave after wave of rapid technological change is happening in Canada. Some workers are at high risk of having their jobs automated, and have few opportunities to transition to other occupations—especially without significant retraining. But there is still no consensus on the proportion of jobs that could be fully automated or transformed by technology.

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February 19, 2020

The Technology Shift: Adopting AI and Robotics

This conference sheds light on key emerging technologies, and showcases how Canadian businesses can put them into action. These technologies hold the potential to disrupt business models across major sectors of the Canadian economy. Learn how to assess, adopt and implement technologies, and get ahead of the mainstream.

Conference | May 11, 2020

Nordic Innovation Study Tour

The 2020 Nordic Innovation Study Tour is a chance for senior Canadian executives to learn about the innovation ecosystems of Denmark and Norway. By joining us on this study tour, you will engage in a unique and dynamic forum for examining groundbreaking developments in innovation.

Tour
April 20–24 | Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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