Canada has traditionally relied on natural resources and applied technologies for competitive advantage. But increasingly, it is our creativity, research and innovation that drive Canada’s economic prosperity. In an era when human capital is becoming priceless, how can we stimulate original thinking and new behaviours to build a successful 21st century?
Please join us on September 29th when Dr. Chad Gaffield, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, proposes a new paradigm for competitiveness in the 21st century and takes questions from the audience.
Dr. Chad Gaffield, one of Canada’s foremost historians, was appointed President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) in September, 2006. He came to SSHRC from the University of Ottawa, where he was the founding director of the Institute of Canadian Studies. He is a former president of the Canadian Historical Association and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He is best known for his reinterpretation of major historical events in the making of modern Canada as expressions of micro-historical transformations – changes occurring in the lives of everyday people.
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is an independent federal government agency that funds university-based research and graduate training through national peer-review competitions. SSHRC also partners with public and private sector organizations on research and the development of better policies and practices in key areas of Canada’s social, cultural and economic life.
