In every other developed country in the world policy makers would be thrilled to have a second independent competitive national broadband communications infrastructure, like cable offers, that creates facilities-based competitive benefits of innovation, investment and diversity of choice.
An independent panel of academics Monday cautioned Washington against rushing into an innovation-stifling regulation of investment banking, but urged that structures be put in place to ensure the industry itself bears the cost of any future federal bailouts.
Now a different concern is growing: whether supermarkets have become so powerful that they are damaging the profitability of farms and food manufacturers, driving some out of business and discouraging investment and innovation by the rest.
The FCC's role has never been more essential, and with Tom's deep policy expertise and his first-hand experience as a technology investor, he is a superb choice to advance the FCC's mission of promoting innovation, investment, competition, and consumer protection.
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Many executives are frustrated by a lack of clear return on their innovation investment.
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The Commission wants to increase investment in research and innovation to 3% of EU GDP by 2020, but there are currently only six EU countries that spend more than 2% of GDP on research.
Regulations restricting use of landfills as well as the carbon emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol have spurred further innovation and investment in Europe, particularly in the U.K., which is one of the most mature markets for renewable energy.
The fourth area of investment is in building a platform for private sector innovation.
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This will deprive us of much-needed capital for new investment, for innovation and our own personal aspirations.
It combines the growing climate of entrepreneurship with the international showcase of innovation that accompanies the Global Venture Labs Investment Competition.
While Meego would likely be part of this investment, other opportunities also exist for driving innovation, such as HTML5, said Elop.
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Highland Council will submit a bid to the Scottish government's Innovation and Investment Fund to help cover the cost of the programme.
"This is a major investment in the future of this company that will enable us to accelerate innovation by improving collaboration, reducing complexity and speeding up decision-making, " he said.
In the video below, Jim Doyle, President of Panasonic Enterprise Solutions, talks about why the company is putting a ton of investment into creating what it projects will be the leading green innovation company in the next ten years and why economic downturns further drive his business forward.
We also discussed the potential to expand our cooperation on behalf of economic growth, trade and investment, as well as technological innovation, and I look forward to discussing these issues further when President Medvedev visits the United States later this year, because there is much we can do on behalf of our security and prosperity if we continue to work together.
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We will dramatically increase and coordinate public sector investments in research, development, and demonstration of these technologies, with a view to doubling such investments by 2015, while recognizing the importance of private investment, public-private partnerships and international cooperation, including regional innovation centers.
What no Italian government has succeeded in doing is tackling the endemic corruption, political interference, bureaucratic inefficiency and broken justice system that has deterred investment, stifled innovation and destroyed any hope the country might grow its way out of its debt burden.
But starting in 1983, the inflation beast defeated, a new era of vigorous growth got under way, based on innovation and long-term investment.
These represent just a handful of examples of how a shift toward efficiency and advanced technology is driving job creation, investment and innovation across the country.
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And the recently signed American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 includes extensions of several additional small business tax incentives designed to spur innovation, support capital investment and make it easier to hire new workers.
They share a lot of DNA, generally having universities, an investment-friendly culture and political will to support innovation.
The announcement of the Greener Homes Innovation Scheme followed last week's 2013-14 budget which announced investment in construction, skills and the green economy.
European rules restricting use of landfills and the carbon-emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol have spurred further innovation and investment in Europe in green technologies.
As advocates of the flat tax had long predicted, Slovakia's fiscal innovation helped to spur foreign investment and economic growth, while actually leading to a slight increase in tax revenues.
In fact, not only are we seeing diminished investment and growing concentration in innovation spending, but it also appears that this is accompanied by the absence of marked improvement in the art of innovation itself.
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The Presidents welcomed the launch of the U.S.-Chile Energy Business Council, a new energy partnership focused on clean energy infrastructure to advance clean energy development, identify business and investment opportunities in both countries, and pursue collaboration on energy infrastructure resiliency, technology innovation, and incorporation of energy efficiency and renewables in industry, transportation, building and public sectors.
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Focusing industry benchmarking on the investment rather than looking at all of the resources (time, people or equipment) others are committing to their innovation agendas.
Lesley Griffiths AM, the Deputy Minister for Science, stressed the importance of support the STEM industries, to drive forward innovation in business, to stimulate research and to attract investment to Wales.
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