|
|
| Re: Feel the Bern (1701820) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > OTChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: Feel the Bern |
|
|
Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sun Feb 23 09:07:40 2020, in response to Re: Feel the Bern, posted by mtk52983 on Sun Feb 23 08:09:56 2020. what has Sweden and Norway been at the forefront of in terms of R&D?These are small countries with populations of: 9 million - Sweden; 6 million - Norway; and 5 million for Denmark and Finland. However, Sweden's R&D expenditure is 4.3% of its GDP vs. 2.8% for the USA. Their small size relative to the USA means that their R&D expenditures are tiny compared to the USA and other large countries. The Scandinavian countries have been in the forefront of software development, where great amounts of capital are not required. Denmark is the birthplace of C++ and Ruby on Rails. Finland is the birthplace of Linux. Sweden is the birthplace of Skype and MySQL. Norway is the birthplace of Siri. Much of their software is open source and is shared freely by commercial companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook. Many of their developments are subsequently bought by American firms and incorporated into their "American" products. This represents a shift in the 50+ years, since I earned my engineering degrees. The USA used to be the chief inventor and exporter of technological innovation. More and more the USA is becoming a major purchaser. |
|
|
|