R-D Collaboratory 2016-03-10

• Canada isn’t the only country looking for new ways to promote innovation and grow its economy. The Globe and Mail reports that China wants to shift its economy to a more innovative model.
• Is failure a good thing in the world of entrepreneurs? How do you ‘fail successfully’? Isn’t that something a loser would say? Anyway, the New York Times ran an op-ed on the role of failure on the path towards innovation. 
• In Canada, a new survey suggests that students are confident in their future, but unsure about the transition process from the university to the workplace.
• The IRPP Science Policy released a roundtable report on how governments can better incorporate scientific research and technology into policymaking processes. 
• Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and Canadian Business interviewed KPMG’s Chief Inclusion Officer about why gender parity matters, and building an “old girls’ club.” Meanwhile the Globe spoke to 11 Canadian women (including former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson and the insanely talented musician Tanya Tagaq) on sexism and gender parity.