PETER GRIFFIN: Time to double down on ‘deep tech’ investment

PETER GRIFFIN: Time to double down on ‘deep tech’ investment
Peter Griffin
Budget 2020 delivered, as one scientist put it, “slim pickings” for research, science and innovation. “I admit to a sense of relief and optimism despite that,” said Dr Andrea Byrom, a wildlife ecologist at Landcare Research, who also serves as director of the New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge. “Covid-19 made sure that this was a completely unique ‘black swan’ year, unlike any other in modern memory,” Byrom explains. “Anyone can understand why jobs and health needed to take priority this time around.” That...

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