Innovation: Ireland’s ’smart economy’ strategy, universities and free-lunch entrepreneurship
Dec 30th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Innovation: Ireland's faith-based 'smart economy' strategy was reaffirmed this week as the Government's hoped for engine of growth despite the evidence that it isn't working. Apart from the wanton waste of public funds at a time of austerity, there is the important issue of universities as vested interests seeking public funds from amateur politicians and the inherent risks of academics in the dual roles of tenured professors and for-profit scientists in pursuit of what could be termed free-lunch entrepreneurship.