Ontario needs major shift to get economy on track, Opinion Nov. 25 I agree with the general thrust of the latest report by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, referred to by Jamison Steeve — namely that our economic future is all about innovation. The best analysis I have found of how a jurisdiction can achieve the elusive status of being an “innovation economy” is by Mariana Mazzucato in her recent book, The Entrepreneurial State. She points out that governments need to do more than create the right conditions for innovation, such as better education and policies that favour business growth. It needs to take the lead in spurring large-scale innovation initiatives that are society transforming.
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