Natalia Olson-Urtecho President & CEO, EG, speaks about the COMPETES report
Natalia Olson-Urtecho President & CEO, EG, speaks about the COMPETES report: There many factors that have contributed to our competiveness, such as a strong manufacturing sector, intellectual property protection, access to foreign markets. And although these are often discussed independently, they are, in fact, interconnected. For example, research labs produce skilled workers, skilled workers design infrastructure, infrastructure facilitates research, leading to new industries. An amazing transformation of our infrastructure occurred during the 20th century, the country became electrified, clean water became widely available, air transport became ubiquitous, and the interstate highway system was built.
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Three principal questions as to the role of government in spurring innovation and economic growth (1) how it can enable the basic? building blocks; (2) how it can support the development of entrepreneurial clusters and regional innovation; and (3) what strategies it can employ to advance national competitiveness in a global economy.