It seems every day we hear news of a new presidential advisory panel, or a top ministerial dialogue with business, or a summit on technology. Are we substituting talk and analysis, promises and dreams, for action?

Take research & development (R&D), which I would argue is the fundamental technological building block for economic growth and powering the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). ..

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