All the nurturing is being done to reach that point. There are building blocks we must use. If we?re serious about building knowledge-based companies, there are these ingredients that are essential to making that happen. It?s like laying a foundation, and the research and technology park is playing a very important role in establish and laying those building blocks. |
It?s a two-way street, frankly. It allows some of our business community to learn what?s going on out here, the issues they?re struggling with. On the flip side, it allows the start-up companies to learn first-hand from the experience and seasoned business veterans on how to deal with certain issues. |
We?re very excited because we believe that kind of research infrastructure will give us a competitive advantage with the private sector. |