VIDEO: Rohinton P. Medhora Introduces New Thinking on Innovation

Speaker: Rohinton P. Medhora

April 11, 2017

VIDEO: Rohinton P. Medhora Introduces New Thinking on Innovation

Innovation is the puzzle at the heart of the knowledge economy. Unlock its secrets, and innovation will drive productivity and, in time, standards of living. Yet it remains a conundrum for many small open economies.

In Canada, productivity has been stubbornly flat: in 2015, it stood almost exactly where it was 30 years earlier in 1985 — leading to a preoccupation with policies that stimulate innovation. Canada has been disappointing: in 2015, it stood almost exactly where it was 30 years earlier in 1985. 

In this video, CIGI President Rohinton P. Medhora discusses a series of essays that marshall new thinking on innovation, and bring together a community of scholars and practitioners who offer fresh approaches for Canada and for the global economic cooperation system.

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