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Article: Innovation Nation? - Putting innovation at the heart of our future.(future of technological innovations in United Kingdom)
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- July 14, 2005
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Byline: John Higgins, director general of Intellect, the high-tech trade association.
In the context of our economic landscape - the knowledge economy - innovation has progressed to mean not simply the introduction of new methods and ideas but, critically, their exploitation.
To compete against aggressive new economic entrants such as India and China, the UK is going to have to develop new ways to exploit products and services, and to become adept at innovatively exploiting technology for socio-economic gain.
Government has shown a commitment and willingness to forward the innovation agenda; indeed it has placed innovation at the heart of ...