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Role of National Science Advisor
- To provide sound, independent, non-partisan advice on the government’s
directions and priorities for science and technology
- To provide input on priorities for future investments in science and
innovation -- balancing the need to support excellence in S&T with
benefits to society and the economy
- To advise on the commercialization and innovation gap in Canada and
mechanisms to close it
- To examine Canada’s role in international S&T and work with the
research community to bring the benefits of our R&D to bear on the
challenges of the developing world
- To find mechanisms to remove barriers to horizontal
collaborations and build partnerships between various departments,
agencies, institutions and foundations, between the public and private
sectors
- To develop a framework for the evaluation and funding of big science
projects
- To help build a stronger science culture in Canada and to serve as a
science ambassador for Canada whenever possible
- To help convey to the world
that we are a scientifically and technologically sophisticated nation
- To provide sound foresight on future impacts of S&T in Canada
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