The Flexible and Innovative Society
In March 2004, the Danish government has gone through a process to formulate a vision and strategy for Denmark to become a truly innovative society. The paper talks about important points to make a society more flexible and ready for innovation. A flexible labour market, for instance, certainly helps. Incentives to use new technologies can be another helper. An education system that generates not only relilable workforce but true innovators, is another important pillar. I think that education, in fact, is key to drive innovation. If a society does not create opportunities for innovation as early as with toddlers, it will miss the chance of a whole generation developing truly innovative products, services in the future. I congratulate the Danes for discussing these important issues. Infact, each society should do it urgently.
