MPs were also told a more proactive approach from the public-sector to encouragepartnerships across the UK would help drive broadband into rural areas.
The roundtable meeting also mirrored many of our efforts in Northeast Ohio to encourage public-private partnerships within clusters to drive the growth of important sectors in our regional economy.
In order to be effective, a regulator must build partnerships and encourage stakeholders to take an active role in safeguarding the rules of conduct, not punish the innocent majority for the crimes of the few.
Dr Singer argues that donors would do well to consider investing in biotech, and encourage their private firms to establish partnerships with research centres in poorer places, as part of their overseas-aid packages.