The Smart State
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We think new technology is developed by companies like Google and Apple, but is this true? Italian American economist Mariana Mazzucato delved into the origin of new technology and discovered that governments have more influence than we think. She claims that technological progress will be seriously delayed if innovation is left only to the private sector. This program explores the innovation climate in Europe, to find out what role governments and the private sector play in this, where new technologies come from, who finances their development and the most important, who profits from them.
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