Iain Mcqueen Email and Phone Number

- Responsible for drafting position papers describing the role of innovation within Ontario’s agricultural sector and the connection to strategic priorities that are being pursued at OMAFRA. Draft included regional success stories that focus on innovations in the agri-food industry.- Developed a Tacit Knowledge Retention implementation strategy and framework to be piloted within the RIB Branch. - Created innovation briefs and background documents for Canada's agricultural policy framework, Growing Forward 2. Specific area of focus includes the commercialization of research and knowledge and technology transfer. - An international jurisdictional scan was created that examines approaches and policy initiatives that promote and support innovation, with a specific focus on procurement, standards and regulations as policy drivers.