(John) Key timing for Innovation Council?

(sticK - 16 Dec. 2010 ) New Zealand's innovation system is like a large industrial plant according to the New Zealand Institute.

"Where each department performs reasonably well given the resources and information available, and manages hand-offs to adjacent departments," it says in a recent internationalisation strategy called 'Plugging the gaps'.

"However the plant as a whole is underperforming because there are bottlenecks, missing functions and missed opportunities for coordination."

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