Volume 8

Canada’s Deteriorating AI Position:
A Comparative IP Perspective

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James W. Hinton and Fabrice Blais-Savoie
This paper will attempt to show a portrait of the world’s AI patent landscape and explain what happened to Canada’s apparent lead in the field, identify current trends in cross-border AI patenting ownership flows, then evaluate the adequacy of current Canadian policy and chart a path forward.

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Accelerating Canada’s Economic Transformation towards Industry 5.0: The Synergistic Potential of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Sector

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Jatin Nathwani and Artie Ng
This paper identifies options of industrial development that are transformative and stand as unique contributors with high-potential for fostering sustainable economic growth, reduced carbon emissions, and stable levels of employment opportunities.

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Can Emerging Technologies Address Rural Food Insecurity for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Valdrin Dragusha and Andrea M. Brown
This paper reviews the potential of emerging technologies, in particular artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite crop mapping, for increasing agricultural production and addressing food insecurity in Africa.

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