| Evaluate and track the progress/success of the strategy on the following basis and compare the data with other provinces and the national average to determine Manitoba’s competitiveness INNOVATION OUTCOMES - Manitoba’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita - Labour productivity (real GDP per hour worked in business) - High-tech sector GDP SKILLS - Percentage of the population with post-secondary credentials - Bachelor degrees in science and engineerin - Grade school math and science assessments - Education level of immigrants - Research workforce per 100,000 population - Percentage of workforce in natural and applied science jobs KNOWLEDGE PERFORMANCE - Venture capital investments per capita - Research and development (R&D) expenditures of post-secondary institutions funded by business - University technology licensing - Measure R&D performance (business, higher education and government sectors as a percentage of GDP) - Manitoba government’s R&D investment – absolute/per capita - Innovation performance (external/national patent applications, human capital devoted to R&D) - Innovative manufacturing firms
INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT - Individual and corporate tax rates - Manitoba gross fixed business capital investment as per cent of GDP - Inter-provincial migration/retention based on age demographic - Community-based innovation indicators - Internet connectivity of technology-based companies, technology clusters
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