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剑桥—创新是驱动当代经济的引擎。生活水平的高低取决于生产力的增长，而生产力的增长又取决于新技术的引进和传播。由此一来，这些新技术让我们能以更少的地球资源，生产更多的产品和服务。
政策制定者和公众普遍理解创新的重要性。然而，很少有人认识到，创新议程被为数不多的投资者和企业群体掌握，而他们的价值观和利益不一定反映社会需求。
在如今的发达经济体中，私营企业承担了大部分的研究与开发工作。商界在研发总支出所占份额各自不同，从新加坡的60%到韩国的78%不等。在美国，商界占的份额偏高，为72%。但事实上，公共部门为私人研发提供了必要条件，如社会、法律和教育基础设施。
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