Charting A Sovereign Future: What The Innovation And Prosperity Report Means For Manitoba

Today, the Government of Manitoba released its Innovation and Prosperity Report, prepared by the Innovation and Productivity Task Force. The task force, chaired by entrepreneur Jim Balsillie, lays out a bold economic vision in the report, one that treats intellectual property (IP), data and artificial intelligence (AI) as key sources of wealth and sovereignty for Manitoba. Rather than competing with low costs or raw production, the report argues, Manitoba's future prosperity will depend on owning and governing its intangible assets, the ideas, algorithms and data that increasingly define the global economy

Why it matters

Premier Wab Kinew and Minister of Innovation and New Technology Mike Moroz have endorsed the report as a blueprint for a "sovereign, value-added economy" that ensures Manitobans capture the benefits of technological progress.