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Wed 02 Feb 2010Barrett preaches patience in State funding
POLITICIANS AND funding agencies should not measure the value of science and technology research investments by swiftly-produced intellectual property (IP) portfolios, former Intel chairman and chief executive Craig Barrett said yesterday.
Speaking at Intel Ireland’s Leixlip headquarters, Dr Barrett claimed politicians and funding bodies internationally were short-sighted in expecting quick results and an IP portfolio after only a few years of funding a project.
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