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“We don’t distinguish ourselves by software alone”According to Guustaaf Savenije of VDL ETG, the largest tier-1 high tech supplier and hardware company in the Netherlands, software is just one of the disciplines – no more, no less. |
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ReparationsDutch Finance Secretary Wopke Hoekstra proposes to set up an investment fund for scientific and technology research. Experience has shown, though, that such a fund isn’t necessarily safe from politicians’ grabby hands. |
In other news |
| AI chip market to more than double in 5 years (EE Times) |
| Door blows out during ground test on Boeing 777X (Seattle Times) |
| Flying taxi start-up Volocopter raises $55 million (The Verge) |
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R&D and growth: it’s complicatedHaving been on both sides of research and development for all of my professional life, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m a strong believer in societal progress being driven forward by R&D. |