Media Advisory – Big Thinking lecture January 31, 2012

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January 24, 2012

Innovation? What innovation? Re-thinking progress and how we measure it

Where: Parliamentary Restaurant, 6th Floor, Centre Block

When: Tuesday, January 31, from 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.

There’s a lot of buzz about innovationscience and technology and productivity. But what do we really mean by these terms? What does progress look like? How will we know when we’re doing better? Beyond these questions, it can be challenging to encourage more of something that is rarely predictable and often disruptive. 

In this talk, Jeremy de Beer (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law) will explain why effective decision-making in this dynamic environment requires us to think differently about science and technology and how we measure success. Professor de Beer’s talk will draw on experiences from current Canadian and international research projects and his expertise in intellectual property, international trade and technology to demonstrate creative ways of assessing the human impact of innovation policy.

This Big Thinking lecture is organized in partnership with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

This event is free for members of the media. Recordings of the lecture are available upon request. 

About the Big Thinking Lecture Series

Presented by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Big Thinking lecture series is committed to bringing big ideas in the humanities and social sciences to new audiences - creating opportunities for researchers to challenge and inspire policy makers, citizens, academics, students and community members on the critical questions of our time.

More information 

Alison Hebbs

613-238-6112 ext. 351