8.2: Public Interest

Make public R&D investments in the public interest.

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Second, public R&D investments must be made in the public interest so that they improve public health, strengthen national security, and raise standards of living across all socioeconomic strata. In most circumstances, these two goals are one and the same. Still, they could sometimes be at odds and, when this happens, the challenge for government is to align them.

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