Russia: Government Still has Faith in “Central Planning” Model

Every few years, we see the emergence of the “next big thing” which invariably required government to act as the economic incubator to spearhead a new national industrial base to challenge the worlds best.  Nano technology is, and has been this “next big thing”, for a number of years and, it would appear from the comments of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, that the Russian State is prepared to play a leading an instrumental roll in the development of this technology. He says: “We also have our own immodest goal in this area: we want to become leaders here”!

ISRIA – Speech of President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev at Opening of Moscow International Nanotechnology Forum