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Reduced R&D spending named top threat for US innovation

When asked what they considered to be the greatest barriers or threats to future U.S.

Written by ZDNET Editors, Contributor Sept. 12, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. PT

When asked what they considered to be the greatest barriers or threats to future U.S. innovation, executives surveyed by BusinessWeek cited reduced R&D spending (46%), the public education system (45%) and corporate bureaucracy (36%).

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