Knowledge Economy


The knowledge economy encompasses the innovation, IT and science sectors; sectors that will build communities and strengthen the economic base of the Yukon.

A Yukon Liberal government will:

  • develop an innovation plan;
  • pursue opportunities for advancing scientific research in Yukon such as:establish an Open Data Repository;
    • establishing a Yukon Research Fund;
    • reviewing theĀ Yukon Scientists and Explorers Act, and
    • creating additional Yukon Research Chair(s) at Yukon College;
  • pursue federal funding for energy research;
  • establish a 5-Year funding plan for technology innovation projects;
  • enhance connectivity and bandwidth for all Yukon communities, and
  • accelerate the completion of the fibre optic redundancy project.