Quebec’s minister of economy and innovation Pierre Fitzgibbon announced the establishment of the council of innovation with Luc Sirois as director general and chief innovator of Quebec. The mission of the council and chief innovator is to boost innovation in Quebec’s businesses and enterprises.
The members will work on:
- Multiplying the economic and social outcomes of innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in key sector;
- Strengthening the performance of enterprises as well as research players by sharing know-how and best practices;
- Measuring the performance of Quebec in terms of innovation through comparative studies and analytics to learn from the best practices around the world.
Through the creation of the innovation council, Quebec City is thus federating the innovation ecosystem in Quebec and establishing links between the various public and private organizations. QuébecInnove's activities will be integrated into the Innovation Council.
The council will be made up of Québec stakeholders, from both the public and private sectors, recognized for their strategic vision and their ability to stimulate innovation in Québec. It will be chaired by Sophie D'Amours, Rector of Université Laval.
Over the next year, Sirois and the council will work with the ministry to lead the consultation process related to the update of the Québec Research and Innovation Strategy (SQRI), which expires in 2022. Their work will continue beyond the filing of the future SQRI in order to update it on an ongoing basis.