Reports and Papers

 

novaknowledge ISSUES report on Nova Scotia Assembly of Leaders & Calls for a new years ResolutionS

 

December 13, 2007 Release

 

On October 26, 2007 over 150 leaders from business, government, education and development came together for a unique one-day event at Saint Mary’s University.

 

The Nova Scotia Assembly of Leaders was a diverse collaboration and an opportunity to overcome barriers, celebrate successes, provide recommendations, and develop action items for Nova Scotia. All of which are outlined in the report released subsequent to the event.

 

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Education and the Economy: Advocating Change Report

April 18, 2007 Release

 

The implications of "EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY:  Advocating Change" are far-reaching:  the education system not only affects the development of skills and knowledge for a competitive labour market, but also has an impact on economic growth.   The 2006 Knowledge Economy Report Card set a goal for Nova Scotia - to be a Leader in learning by 2011. 

novaknowledge's 2006 MIKE Debates take the next step by bringing together stakeholders, once considered disparate parts of the knowledge economy, to discuss workforce pressures now and into the future.  The summary report captures the issues and makes recommendations on how to achieve novaknowledge's goal of a highly-skilled, highly-educated workforce serving as a cornerstone of the knowledge economy.

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The Environmental Economy - Seizing Opportunities Report

March 6, 2007 Release

Findings from the report, based on discussions held with over 160 Nova Scotia business leaders, show that action in the business community towards environmental sustainability is low, but building.

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Venture Capital - Addressing the Equity Financing Gap Report

December 9, 2005 Release

In March, April and May of 2005, NovaKnowledge carried out a series of workshops across Nova Scotia on access to equity capital for young, growing companies in the province. The workshops built on the on-going research and activities of NovaKnowledge addressing challenges facing the Nova Scotia economy and companies seeking venture financing. The workshops had two main objectives:

• Educate key target audiences on access to capital issues.
• Obtain feedback on financing needs from companies that are potential candidates for equity financing (i.e. knowledgeable capital).

A total of ten workshops were carried out - five in the Halifax Regional Municipality and one each in Sydney, Antigonish, Truro, Cornwallis and Yarmouth. Target audiences were growth companies, university researchers interested in research commercialization and RDA and economic development personnel. Participants covered 19 different industry sectors with strong representation from ICT, consumer products, agriculture and aquaculture, tourism, manufacturing, life sciences and marine. Their companies serve an equally wide range of markets.

All the information collected at these workshops was compiled into a report and launched at the Access to Capital MIKE Debate on December 9, 2005.

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The Coalition on Immigration Submission Paper

October 15, 2004 Release

In the closing minutes of the June 2004 MIKE Debate, participants considered the question "Where do we go from here?" Their answers: define our attitudes on immigration; work closer with the federal government; make it easier for professionals to practice here; be more welcoming to our immigrants; and the bottom line - we must come together with a sense of urgency, if we want to improve our immigration track record.

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Here's what they said...

"I would like to extend my congratulations and thanks to novaknowledge for this initiative, and to all the participants in this wonderful exercise in collective, collaborative thinking and planning."

Evangelia Tastsoglou, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology of Saint Mary's University and Domain Leader of the "Gender, Migration and Diversity/Immigrant Women" Research Domain of Atlantic Metropolis Atlantique

"My congratulations! I think you have done an excellent job on this overall. It's a ringing call for action, with specifics on how to act laid out. I would also like to thank David Nantes, a CEO whose vision and imagination have been very apparent in the consultations novaknowledge has led. Great job on the report. It is a strong response and I think it will be taken seriously."

Claudette Legault, Executive Director of MISA - Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association