A report out from the OECD has listd a string of areas in which New Zealand is weak, hampering its ability to innovate. The National party comes out swinging blaming the labout government.
Two non-surprises;
- That we’re lacking in innovation enablers
- That the opposition party blames the Government
Can we not get a little more sophisticated in this country? For the record the specific problem areas the OECD identified were;
- Improving New Zealand’s business environment and conditions for innovation, including policies on tax, capital markets and outward investment
- Encouraging more young people to study science and technology
- Improving the supply of seed and venture capital
- Improving broadband access
- Improving the stability of CRI funding
- Using licensing to business firms as the preferred route to exploiting CRI research results
- Considering consolidation in the public research sector
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