DYSON; MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAMIt is only natural that we turn to the government for protection and guidance in these dark days of Covid-19. By necessity, governments everywhere have become more interventionist in fighting the pandemic. Instead of placing restrictions, governments should utilize companies’ ability to innovate and, more importantly, make it easier for them to collaborate, regardless of their domicile. Pressed by governments to develop a vaccine, companies responded by investing millions to develop one. Once the epidemic died down in mid-2003, however, governments lost interest in supporting that research, let alone placing orders.

Source: Forbes May 05, 2020 05:48 UTC