INVESTING IN SCIENCE – A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

INVESTING IN SCIENCE – A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

18 June, 12:30–13:45

Innovation in modern high technology applications has often benefited from massive R&D investments as well as substantial public sector basic science expenditures. Given the difficult economic climate, can businesses be expected to maintain heavy funding for scientific and technology development? What is the correct balance between public support of basic scientific research and private sector R&D? How can new models in international collaboration and co-investment schemes mitigate the costs and risks in R&D?















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It is harmful for science and education to be localized and it is impossible to import them.
Sergey Kravchenko
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Jean Raby
Eliminating excessive regulation, increasing competition in the economy, and eliminating various barriers that are preventing competition are among the challenges that the government needs to resolve.
Dmitry Livanov