Dan Herman
If Canada doesn’t want to be dead last for GDP growth, IP is key to changing the course
Co authored by Dan Herman and Sally Daub. Published in the Financial Post, February 26, 2023. The global tech industry has had a rough...
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Dan Herman
- Oct 14, 2022
Made with bravery - Ukrainian startups keep growing despite the war
Back in June (2022) I happened to run into a government official from Ukraine who was visiting Toronto for the Collision tech conference....
Dan Herman
- Jan 28, 2022
Letter to Minister Champagne, January 28, 2022
January 28 2022 The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry C.D. Howe Building, 235 rue Queen...
Dan Herman
- Aug 1, 2021
Canada's land of unicorns
Follow the data on business investment in research and development and you'd think Canada's innovation system might be barren. Yet...
Dan Herman
- Jun 8, 2020
A more strategic approach to IP key to long-term recovery
Co-authored with Dr. Shiri Breznitz (University of Toronto). Published in The Hill Times, June 5, 2020. --- In the midst of the COVID-19...
Dan Herman
- Mar 31, 2020
Innovation policy in a crisis
I thought I'd share this document I put together on how Ottawa might respond to the crisis. I'm pleased to see that a couple of these...
Dan Herman
- Feb 22, 2020
It’s time for Canadians to get uncomfortable: emerging markets aren't waiting for us.
Published in the Globe and Mail. Co-authored with Eric Bosco, Chief Business Development Officer, MITACS -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Dan Herman
- Mar 21, 2016
To reach the next level, prioritize Canadian tech talent
Published in the Globe and Mail. Co-authored with Micheal Kelly, Dean of the Lazaridis School of Business at Wilfrid Laurier University....
Dan Herman
- Mar 8, 2016
Pardon the interruption
I've recently joined the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development in Ottawa as the Executive Director of Innovation...
Dan Herman
- Feb 26, 2016
Changes at the DEEP Centre
Originally posted at www.deepcentre.com Back in 2012 Anthony and I founded the DEEP Centre to help our federal, provincial and other...
Dan Herman
- Feb 26, 2016
Government can, business must when it comes to innovation leadership
Originally published at www.deepcentre.com Over the past several months, most articles on Canada’s weak innovation and commercialization...
Dan Herman
- Feb 15, 2016
Funding growth – why equity stakes should matter for government funders
Originally published at www.deepcentre.com Amongst the biggest questions facing Canada’s new government with respect to funding for...
Dan Herman
- Feb 15, 2016
Changes to immigration policy necessary to support high-growth firms
Originally posted at www.deepcentre.com Across the work we’ve done on management talent in tech and manufacturing, it’s become clear...
Dan Herman
- Jan 30, 2016
Does Canada have the (management) talent to scale?
Originally published at www.deepcentre.com It almost seems trite to say that management skills are key to firm growth, however there’s...
Dan Herman
- Oct 22, 2015
How Canada can nurture growth through tech and innovation
Published in the Globe and Mail. Co-authored with David Fransen, Chair of the Waterloo Innovation Summit -- Returning to 24 Sussex Drive...
Dan Herman
- Mar 15, 2015
Public cash – what’s the role of pensions in supporting innovation?
Originally published at deepcentre.com In late 2012 a growing debate over corporate cash holdings was dominating economic headlines. The...
Dan Herman
- Jan 15, 2015
We need more Canadian students abroad
Originally published at deepcentre.com Late last week news broke that the Canadian government was contemplating and/or planning to make...
Dan Herman
- Jul 14, 2014
Entrepreneurial support key to Canada’s future
Published in the Waterloo Record. Co-authored with Anthony D. Williams Last Friday’s Canadian jobs report highlights ongoing sluggishness...
Dan Herman
- Nov 1, 2013
In the National Interest: Is BlackBerry’s patent hoard a strategic national asset?
Published in Policy Options. In the competitive global race for high-wage employment, governments have begun to see intellectual property...
Dan Herman
- Oct 2, 2013
On Chinese Innovation
Having just returned from a few days in Guangzhou, China I thought I’d post an update on my previous writing on Chinese innovation and...
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