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The Networks of Centres of Excellence
(NCE) program is a uniquely Canadian way of mobilizing the immense
research talent spread across this vast country.
Each network builds partnerships between academia, industry
and government to put new knowledge, research and technology
to work to create a better Canada. Highly qualified personnel
– from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to
world leaders in their particular fields – work co-operatively
through NCE-sponsored initiatives in the natural, social and
health sciences. Their work involves everything from leading-edge
investigations into the causes of and potential cures for
cancer to the use of robots and intelligent systems to perform
tasks in difficult environments.
NCE-sponsored researchers are at work improving the quality
of the food we eat and the water we drink. They are helping
to keep our forests flourishing, to ease the impacts of climate
change and to reduce the social and economic burden of illiteracy.
And by involving thousands of talented young Canadians in
this work, we are training tomorrow's scientific leaders and
ensuring Canada's continued role as a world science
and technology leader.
This 2005-2006 Annual Report illustrates how this outstanding
work, undertaken for the benefit of all Canadians, is accomplished.
The Mission of
the
Networks of Centres of Excellence
To mobilize Canada's research
talent in the academic, private and public sectors
and apply it to the task of developing the economy
and improving the quality of life of Canadians.
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