Stakes are high as NRC moves to complete long-term strategy for renewal

The National Research Council (NRC) is entering the critical phase of its renewal project that will determine the structure and priorities of Canada's premier R&D agency. Launched in February/05 after several abortive attempts to reinvent itself, the project has completed the essential groundwork and is now working to establish an operational plan for the next 10 years when the NRC will face an increasing competitive global knowledge environment.

Under the direction of NRC VP Dr Sherif Barakat - formerly DG of NRC's Institute for Research in Construction - the ambitious initiative is ...

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