The capital accumulation that is necessary for innovation and economic progress depends on savings from after-tax income.

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From the start, the strategy failed to account for the progress of innovation away from dependence on rare earths.

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Hanging in the balance are the very incentives for technological innovation and the seeds of economic progress.

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Capital accumulation and technological innovation, therefore, are vital for sustaining economic progress because they allow workers and producers to be more productive.

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Ms Irene Pritzker, president of the Innovation, Development Progress Foundation (IDP), called for stronger support for market-driven solutions in deprived and unreached areas where parents and communities are taking education into their own hands.

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She urged political commitment, innovation and partnership to bridge the gaps that are holding back progress towards Education for All.

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If innovation is to continue in the future, we must understand how to clear the path for progress.

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The annual global summit, hosted by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), with support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for Education (DfE), the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and several industry partners, examines where rapid progress is taking place in education and showcases effective education policies and strategies that are driving success.

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