Innovation and Tech
Growing a more inclusive economy and lasting prosperity through innovation, while harnessing technology responsibly.
Canada’s platform for bold policies and better leaders.
Our name means ‘raised platform.’
A dais (day-es) is a place that illuminates the people on it.
And it reminds us that real change only happens when we lift new voices and ideas.
Latest
As generative AI tools become commonplace for children and teenagers, so must governments, school administrators, and technologists introduce new practical privacy policy interventions.
Screen Break is the first Canada-wide program to support students, parents, educators, and policymakers in navigating a new, necessary reality: phone-free classrooms.
This report explores the federal public administration’s tech workforce, offering a comprehensive analysis of its size, demographics, pay structures, occupational mix, and geographic dispersion.
The most recent wave of AI technologies changes the discourse on AI, adding the possibility of AI complementing a worker, rather than outright replacing a specific portion of their work. This research focuses on this possibility.
In this study, we tackle the critical question of whether AI adoption leads to productivity improvement at the firm level.
What we work on
Tackling the biggest challenges facing Canada.
Education and Skills
Ensuring that our education and training systems are equitably preparing Canadians to thrive in a changing world.
Democracy and Trust
Better equipping a broader set of leaders to advance positive policy change and rebuild trust in public institutions.
All public purpose institutions must address both reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the existential threat of climate change. For us, these cross-cutting topics influence everything we do.
What we do
Bold ideas + deliberate action = impact.
Policy and research
Lead in-depth, applied policy research and analysis that informs and inspires action on the most urgent challenges facing Canada.
Leadership development
Equip leaders, and aspiring leaders, with the knowledge and skills they need to make positive change in their organizations, institutions and communities.
Community-building and convening
Connect people to thousands of others who are working together to build a more inclusive, innovative and prosperous Canada.