A nation of makers #5
Posted by Clare Curran on September 25th, 2011
Every country worth its salt should have some kind of solid manufacturing base. It should also have an economic
development policy that decides which industries to invest in for its future.
NZ could be a nation of makers. Our economic future could be geared towards using the digital environment as the
platform to grow a new generation of innovators, who use their skills inside New Zealand to build a strong and
ground-breaking industry that provides skilled jobs and technological advances.
Imagine what that could mean if we seriously meant it. Here’s what we need to be doing more of. Because look what can
happen.
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