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Canada Next: 12 Ways to Get Ahead of Disruption

Canada is in flux. Technological, demographic and climate disruption will have a profound effect on the economy, the workforce, democracy, and on public services. In Canada Next: 12 Ways to Get Ahead of Disruption, top policy thinkers suggest how Canadians can not only adapt to change but embrace new possibilities in an age of uncertainty.

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Canada Next: Workshop

The Canada Next Workshop convened experts on the economy, the future of work, and governance to confront challenges posed by emerging and disruptive technologies. The workshop will draw on the insights of experts with experience in both the machinery of government and in disruptive technologies to identify and engage in...
April 26
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Canada Next: Collected reports and summaries

Series | Canada Next

Released: Monday January 28, 2019

Get the whole Canada Next series in one document. Choose the complete collection of full reports, a collection of summaries only, or a recap of recommendations for provinces, territories and municipalities.
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Skills at speed - Why Canada should grow its interchange program

Skills at Speed: Why Canada’s Public Service Should Grow Its Interchange Program to Build Skills and Networks

Series | Canada Next

Author: Lori Turnbull
Released: Tuesday January 22, 2019

The public sector should expand its interchange program with the private sector in order to diversify its employees’ networks and skill sets and, in so doing, help the public service face employment challenges and disruptive technologies.
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Let’s Get “Skills Secure”: Closing the Gap in Canada’s Adult Education System

Let’s Get ‘Skills Secure’: Closing the Gap in Canada’s Lifelong Education System

Series | Canada Next

Author: Lori Turnbull
Released: Monday January 21, 2019

Canada’s labour market will not have the skilled workers it needs unless we change the way we train workers today. As automation spurs rapid change, Canada needs to change its approach to education, training and skills development in order to close the skills gap.
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Fix the Grid: How Canada Can Integrate Its Electricity Systems for a Clean, Prosperous Future

Fix the Grid: How Canada Can Integrate Its Electricity Systems for a Clean, Prosperous Future

Series | Canada Next

Author: Brian Topp
Released: Friday January 18, 2019

While some provinces feast on clean power and export excess to the U.S., others face famine. A Canada Clean Power Fund could knit together a national grid to create a competitive advantage in the low-carbon future.
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What needs to change in a changing climate: Managing risk requires decisive policy and innovative technology

What Needs to Change in a Changing Climate: Managing Risk Requires Decisive Policy and Innovative Technology

Series | Canada Next

Author: Glen Hodgson
Released: Thursday January 17, 2019

Innovative policy, new technology, faster adaptation and ways to build public support are all needed to manage climate-change risks, which will be critically important to Canada for decades to come.
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Portable Benefits: Protecting People in the New World of Work

Series | Canada Next

Author: Sunil Johal and Wendy Cukier
Released: Wednesday January 16, 2019

In a fast-changing economy characterized by part-time work, gigs, frequent changes of employers and reskilling, Canada should consider creating a nimble benefits and pension system that is tied to the worker rather than the employer and ensures ease of access, portability, coverage and generosity.
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Canada's Data Plan: We Need a Data Strategy that Supports Our Values and Encourages Innovation

Canada’s Data Plan: We Need a Data Strategy that Supports Our Values and Encourages Innovation

Series | Canada Next

Author: Teresa Scassa
Released: Tuesday January 15, 2019

As our economy becomes more data driven, Canadians need a national data strategy that encourages innovation, provides security and privacy, that prioritizes transparency and oversight, and that transcends jurisdictional barriers.
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An ‘International Space Station For Work’: The Case for a Global, Open Platform for Training and Employment

An ‘International Space Station for Work’: The Case for a Global, Open Platform for Training and Employment

Series | Canada Next

Author: Jon Shell
Released: Monday January 14, 2019

As permanent employment declines, workers switch jobs more often, and training programs fail to adapt, the world needs an open platform for employment and training. A global effort, like the one that built the International Space Station in the 1990s, could provide the funding and critical mass of data needed­—and Canada could lead it.
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Governing AI: Navigating Risks, Rewards and Uncertainty - PPF

Governing AI: Navigating Risks, Rewards and Uncertainty

Series | Canada Next

Author: Daniel Munro
Released: Friday January 11, 2019

To encourage innovation in artificial intelligence while minimizing risks, Canada should adopt an incremental risk management approach to AI governance, supported by two new advisory institutions.
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Canada’s Infrastructure Revival: Let’s Get the Biggest Bang for Our Buck

Canada’s Infrastructure Revival: Let’s Get the Biggest Bang for Our Buck

Series | Canada Next

Author: Drew Fagan
Released: Thursday January 10, 2019

Canada’s governments are preparing to spend historic amounts on infrastructure. To avoid creating ‘white elephants’, they should follow six key principles that will help the projects improve the country’s productivity, competitiveness and social equity.
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Inclusive Innovation: Using Technology to Bridge the Urban-Rural Divide - PPF

Inclusive Innovation: Using Technology to Bridge the Urban-Rural Divide

Series | Canada Next

Author: Wendy Cukier
Released: Wednesday January 9, 2019

Canada must unlock the vast economic and human potential of small towns and rural communities by building the broadband infrastructure needed for citizens to prosper in an innovative, modern digital world.
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Healthcare at Our Fingertips: Enabling the Digital Health Environment that Canadians Deserve - PPF

Healthcare at Our Fingertips: Enabling the Digital Health Environment that Canadians Deserve

Series | Canada Next

Author: Shannon MacDonald
Released: Tuesday January 8, 2019

Canadians are already adopting digital- and data-driven solutions to improve their health, but their healthcare system lags far behind. Canada’s governments must adopt innovation, consumer-driven models and new regulatory frameworks in order to improve health outcomes for all.
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Getting ahead of disruption is key to our future: An introduction to Canada Next

Getting ahead of disruption is key to our future: An introduction to Canada Next

Series | Canada Next

Author: Edward Greenspon and Drew Fagan
Released: Monday January 7, 2019

Decision makers in all fields face intense challenges to keep up with geopolitical transformation, the sweeping innovations of the digital age, the impacts on work sparked by artificial intelligence, and the catastrophic effects of climate change. Edward Greenspon and Drew Fagan introduce the challenges that Canada Next addresses.
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