Bio
Shirley Anne Scharf is a former Digital Policy Hub post-doctoral fellow. She is also a visiting researcher with the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa, as well as a post-doctoral fellow with the Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. Shirley Anne has a Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Ottawa, where her dissertation was titled “Canadian Innovation Policy: The Continuing Challenge” (2022). Her current research focuses on innovation policy from two innovation leaders — the Republic of Korea and Sweden — and the comparative lessons Canada may learn from these countries. Other research interests include industrial policy, governance and technological change.