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THERE WERE conflicting opinions on the health of the knowledge economy this week, with two surveys on investment in the sector seemingly drawing different conclusions.

According to the Who42 Equity Funding Quarterly for the final quarter of 2008, transaction activity in Ireland’s knowledge economy fell €1.25 billion to €202.55 million compared with the previous quarter.