Beijing plays hardball with Washington - thestar.com - 0 views
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Western countries were preparing for a more assertive China to emerge over the next decade. No one thought it would happen virtually overnight.
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"Before the (Beijing) Olympics everyone believed it was going to be gradual. People would have time to adapt. But over the past 18 months things have just developed so rapidly."
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China's ability to survive and thrive through the financial crisis left many Chinese feeling their system is just better, says Stubbe Ostergaard
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As U.S. eases protectionism, Canada moves a step closer to economic union - The Globe a... - 0 views
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But to get that access, Canadian provinces must open their own markets to outside governments, both foreign and domestic, seeking to bid on provincial and municipal contracts. In Ontario's case, $10-billion worth of work will be open to all comers.
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The EU enjoys internal free trade, and wants access to provincial as well as national markets.
Meet The Next Round of Alternative Energy Innovators - Green Economy - August 25, 2011 - 0 views
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Shawn Lesser states "The Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) have nominated 185 companies for 2011 GCCA Later Stage Award by 30 cleantech clusters from around the world." The following 6 MaRS Cleantech clients have been nominated: NIMTech, Hydrostor, Temporal Power, Hydrogenics, Morgan Solar and Sustainable Energy Technologies.
MaRS Discovery District - Recommended Resources - Global Market Reports - Conference Bo... - 0 views
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"CBOC provides information on Canadian economic trends, public policy, and organizational performance. Three important subject matters covered are: Economic Performance Trends: Forecast indicators, Historical indicators, Custom services, Conference information, Dictionaries, and a link to the Canadian Tourism Research Institute. More specifically, the Economic forecast indicators focus on Canadian, Provincial, Metropolitan, and Industrial outlooks, as well as at U.S. forecasts."
Home Page - J. Murrey Atkins Library - UNC Charlotte - 0 views
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From University of North Carolina (Charlotte)'s J.Murrey Atkins Library comes VIBES (Virtual International Business & Economic Sources), a portal with more than 3,500 current links to free English Internet resources on international business and economic information. On VIBES one can find Comprehensive, Regional, or National information on world countries. Links to Patents, Emerging Markets, Economic Country Information, statistics, and other websites can also be found, as well as full-text research reports and tables and graphs.
Globe and Mail: Time for action on innovation, not more study - 0 views
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Time for action on innovation, not more study By BARRIE McKENNA From Monday's Globe and Mail If more recommendations from important 2008 federal report Compete to Win had been implemented, Ottawa might not still be talking about innovation deficiencies
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If innovation was measured in the output of reports about innovation, Canada would be a world leader.We're not. We are a laggard. The report tracked Canada's progress over the past two years based on 24 different indicators, such as the percentage of GDP spent on research and development, R&D spending by businesses, investment in machinery and equipment, PhDs and high school test scores. Since the council's initial report in 2008, Canada's performance is down in 15 categories, stagnant in three and improved in just six.
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Here's a passage from L.R. (Red) Wilson's seminal 2008 federal report, Compete to Win: "We rank poorly across almost all aspects of innovation: the creation of knowledge, the diffusion of knowledge, the transformation of knowledge and the use of knowledge through commercialization."
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