Innovations Systems Research Network

The Innovations Systems Research Network (ISRN) is a network of researchers examining innovation in various cities and regions across Canada. The members of the network are loosely associated with four sub-networks: in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The ISRN's goal is to better understand how economic, social, and political conditions influence innovation and hence economic development at the local, regional, and national level. The knowledge resulting from this research is intended to assist policy-makers at all three levels of government to better understand innovation dynamics and craft more effective policy

ISRN provides:

  • a process to increase collaboration and pooling of research results;

  • a forum for discussion and dissemination of results;

  • a channel to acquire and distribute data and other material for collective use by the members of the network;
  • a means to develop better understanding of the local and regional innovation systems in their respective parts of the country;
  • a network to systematically compare research findings across cities and regions, thus contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the national innovation system in Canada.

www.utoronto.ca/isrn

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