So the real question is how do you get Canadian companies to decide to do R&D here, or to incorporate innovation in their activities, value-added to the basic resources that we're shipping all over the place".
Of course, like other corporate functions, HR needs to continue to do a good job at core administrative functions, and line managers won't accept offers of more value-added services if those basics aren't covered.
Some urban and peri-urban farmers are even moving towards intensive production of high value-added produce, rather than basic food stuffs; such activities can become major sources of income for more sophisticated members of the population who have investment capacity.
Approved by parliament on September 18th the package called for a reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) rate for basic food products, the abolition of student fees, an increase in healthcare subsidies, the introduction of a "13th month" of family allowance, and a halt to price increases for charges levied at the federal and provincial level, such as on railway tickets and housing rents.
It and all telecoms carriers really lost out on the smartphone boom when it come to value-added services on top of basic mobile data connectivity and selling subsidised devices.
Regulatory reforms required for proper operation of basic and value-added telecommunications services are a priority if mobile telecommunications are to be used for healthcare initiatives.
Export of value-added produce and the import of basic commodities such as wheat were monopolised by a small group of "entrepreneurs" protected by the security state who financially backed the ruling elite.
In the jargon of the tech industry, AWS is moving steadily up the computing "stack," from basic commodity businesses to value-added software.
He has proposed paying for a basic income with a value-added tax, a consumption-based levy that he says would raise money from companies that profit from automation.
Last year, Parliament approved Iran's first value-added tax, a 3percentt levy on all products except basic commodities like dairy products and bread.
That $2,500 price for the basic model does not include the value-added tax or transportation.
