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Ontario backs innovation centre

Posted August 30, 2007 3:58 PM

From The Engineer:

The Ontario government has announced that it will provide $40m of capital funding for a new Centre for Engineering Innovation (CEI) at the University of Windsor, Canada. The $110m centre will focus on automotive engineering and manufacturing. 'With a highly skilled and innovative workforce, the Centre for Engineering Innovation will attract high value research and new investment to the province by strengthening our position as a global leader in automotive and manufacturing innovation,' said Sandra Pupatello, Minister of Economic Development and Trade.

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Re: Ontario backs innovation centre

09/15/2007 2:35 AM

Too much of the economy in Ontario relies on the automotive industry. With more global competition from offshore OEM's that have much lower labour/overhead costs, I think it's time the government start divesting into other more promising areas of technology.

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