Honestly, every time I understand roughly the shape of politics in our country. While in Moncloa are unaware of the virulence of our "crisis of its own" whipped within an overall framework of global economic distress, where everything will change so that nothing changes. (Perhaps someone knows of any litigation in the OECD against one of the architects of the global crisis - not worth Madoff, the scapegoat of the day -), in opposition, not only have an anti-crisis model, but are mired in a long fratricidal war with a band dressed postponed corruption unbearable.
Against cuts to R & D + i Spanish
I think once more not only deceive us, I mean international financial authorities, but also no one will use this crisis to change the model. And when I say model, I do not mean capitalism (fully perpetuated in the genome of this society), I refer to the structures that sustain it, rather, the question would be to create structures, not to support it, but to control. With that at this stage of the "film" I'm content.
But the struggle seems to me far, and I think that the IMF or the OECD, or the powerful lobbies and think tanks that support the system will recognize his utter failure in monitoring and observing the same. I will not add anything more about it, I have ideas, but I doubt that will be heard or considered. There will be satisfied with Obama, the EU (well Merkel and Sarkozy, to be precise, are the ones who have a voice in the current nonsense that has become my longed European Union. What we have today do not recognize) and an emerging leader like Lula, occasionally giving a holder (other than a proposal or course of action).
But what really worries me is my beloved Spain. Would any of the heroes of our country are concerned about Spain? Is it logical that the Government continue disagreeing with the official figures of ALL international agencies? and do not take a clear and transparent about it (And please do not come with the drivel that is a problem of not knowing how to sell the benefits of the measures taken. Citizens are not stupid). I will give a free solution: Of course I support the stimulus plan-E, but having lost the race in the short term, is not worth making a long-term political commitment? Can our President envision that in addition to the votes of the next electoral process is at stake the historical development of our country:
The solution is a firm commitment to education and of course R & D + i.
These should be the two hallmarks of Spain's future. And it's easy to understand. Our production model: brick + Sun & Beach is dead. The first for obvious reasons and the second will remain important but not decisive, it is clear that there will be the locomotive of yesteryear. In tourism we focus on quality rather than quantity, especially when we bear in mind that increasingly compete for markets with lower prices and a remarkable quality (relative to the price bid) compared to ours.
And this is the harsh reality. The harsh and stubborn reality. I only hope is a bit of politics (in capitals) and vision (which has long been lost in the national policy - Statesmen and needed no "party").
Snip I do not understand the R & D + i Spanish, even if you want to justify ridiculous ways (if they are not 
to hire new investigators and projects remain at anchor, that's a cut and nothing else), ah, and I'm afraid to contemplate the defense budgets (those of which everyone is happy when there is a cut, but can mean just a cut in R & D + i of the truth, as I do not know, I come up here, but I promise to investigate this).
So at this point in the game, which saw the markets will continue to play by their rules and "playing" with governments, the only opportunity for countries like ours is to change the production model and strategy to become a specialist of R + D + i applied to the industries of biotechnology, value-added services and tourism. That's our game, and that's what I expect from my elected representatives. But unfortunately in Moncloa not realize (and this pains me a lot) and the opposition just read the litany of atrocities they generate in their environment and the distress they cause to the attempt to destabilize the government and the feeling that the "end of time is near."
Will we ever have a proactive Parliament to the real needs of citizens, or rewarding the political will of the parties? I fear that cutting R & D + i is a victim of this type of short-term vision of politics.
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Dear friend, completely agree on everything. Not going to change a moel that has led to the disaster and the solution is to cut the income that must be economy of the future. Bad times, friend.
Dear Juanjo, unfortunately share the same analysis as you, but certainly not going to remove the right to speak and protest, so we think a decision wrong sick. We will continue making noise to get the R & D + i shine above the rest.
Good afternoon,
I think so, and (though not understand economics too) I think the solution of "a firm commitment to education and of course R & D + i." I would add also the production of symbolic goods, including cultural services connected with the territory, as well tenemso the development of ICTs that allow access to cheaper culture for citizenship without causing economic loss. In this context, the creativity and innovation are the key proposals for the transformation. It would be interesting not stay in the terms, further, create métdodos and quantify results ...
What makes the fever .. algidol my turn already.
A greeting!
Dear Gloria, totally agree with what you express in your comment, especially with regard to cultural services connected to the territory, that was one of my challenges when I tried to push an agenda XXI local culture to a few municipalities in Granada in my journey by the County of Grenada in the Area of Culture, but I think that both the language, such as innovation was intended, not to speak of the preservation of some of the actions and objectives intimidated more than one. That said, we need to push between them, so that the R & D & I and Education are the two engines of the future of our productive system. At least in Andalusia, the chapter has increased innovation and education, can be a start (that I believe). Thank you very much for following my blog.
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