China’s innovation dilemma Tech advances have been impressive, but constraints on business productivity and imagination are a major obstacle.
A robotic arm arranges dice during the 2021 World Digital Industry Expo in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, 24 March 2021 (Ma Jian/VCG via Getty Images) Published 10 May 2021 12:00 0 Comments
It has long been conventional wisdom that China would struggle to become an innovative nation. China’s controlled society, with lack of freedom of speech and expression, propaganda and censorship, together with an education system that emphasises rote learning and memorisation have been judged to limit creativity and the development of new ideas. As one report in the
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May 6, 2021 | 8:39 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N.’s World Intellectual Property Organization supports efforts to find ways to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production while ensuring “the right incentives” exist to enable continued investment in innovation, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.
The Geneva-based agency would continue to offer expertise to member states to build capacity in technology transfer, licensing of intellectual property, and implementing flexibilities under the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS agreement, she said, in response to a request for comment on U.S. President Joe Biden’s support for an IP waiver for vaccines.
(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Stevie Wonder Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, producer and activist.
Personal
Birth
Father: Calvin Judkins
Mother: Lula Mae Hardaway
Marriages: Tomeeka Robyn Bracy (2017-present); Karen “Kai” Millard Morris (2001-October 5, 2015, divorced); Syreeta Wright (September 14, 1970-1972, divorced)
Children: with Tomeeka Robyn Bracy: Nia and Zaiah; with Kai Millard Morris: Mandla Kadjaly and Kailand; with Melody McCulley: Mumtaz; with Yolanda Simmons: Keita and Aisha; Mothers’ names unavailable publicly: Kwame and Sophia
Education: Michigan School for the Blind
Other Facts
Nominated for one Academy Award with one win.
Born prematurely; doctors believe he was blinded when he was accidentally given too much oxygen in his incubator.
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Summary: Russia has long struggled to overcome its inability to retain talent for homegrown innovation and R&D. As a result, Russiaâs global activism leans heavily on tried-and-true tactics.
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Russia has long struggled to overcome the constraints imposed by the country’s chronic inability to retain talent in support of homegrown innovation and R&D. That reality may consign it to a follower role in the technological realm. Russia’s global activism continues to lean heavily on tried-and-true tactics and capabilities that are popping up more frequently in a variety of far-flung venues. The blatant and often sloppy nature of such efforts suggests the Russian leaders