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Prime Minister as prime innovator – get going on #13
Prime Minister as prime innovator – get going on #13
By Peter Kerr for sticK
(sticK - 1 Dec. 2011 ) We probably shouldn’t be surprised that amongst all the next to ‘do’s’ from the incoming National-led government, the one with the greatest potential to be a game changer, has been ignored by most of the media.
Issues of teapots are much more pressing!
However, the under-the-radar announcement early in the election campaign of the doubling in size of IRL to become a high-tech HQ is exactly the type of initiative needed to support an economic revival in New Zealand.
The same day (Nov. 3) release of a ‘Powering Innovation’ report also had a number of recommendations.
Number 13 could be the most important in the scheme of setting an agenda, theme, direction or strategy (in the absence of one as noted by businesspeople in a survey before the election).
For sticK – science, technology, innovation & commercialisation KNOWLEDGE - is a new Wellington based news service concentrating on following the money from ideas to income. Contact editor Peter Kerr at peter.kerr055 @ gmail.com
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