News Release

The Council of Canadian Academies is pleased to participate in the national consultations on Canada’s digital economy

The Council of Canadian Academies has assembled a seven-member expert panel to respond, via a short report, to the federal government’s public consultation on a Digital Economy Strategy for Canada.  The report will provide independent, objective and evidence-based analysis.  It will draw from and extend upon the analysis conducted in the Council’s 2009 report, Innovation and Business Strategy: Why Canada Falls Short.

The expert panel is chaired by Dr. Peter Nicholson, Past President of the Council of Canadian Academies. For more information about the expert panel, click here.

The Council’s report will be submitted and made public on July 9, 2010.