While visiting the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010, held in Las Vegas, the United States first chief technology officer was told that governments often acted as a block in the path of innovation. While also receiving praise for the role that America played in the field of science and technology, Aneesh Chopra was also made aware of the fact that there were numerous areas of science that were much better off without government rules being imposed on them for political reasons.
“When it comes to innovation there's a lot the government can do, and there's a lot they should not do. The government doesn't spur innovation or entrepreneurship. The government often gets in the way,” the President of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Gary Shapiro, told the American official. The consumer industry head runs the group that organizes CES, the largest such event in the world annually.
Over the years, numerous technologies we currently use have been introduced at this show, including, among others, the BluRay Disc, the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), the HDTV, the Camcorder, and many, many others.
Original Article: Governments Hinder Innovation - Even if unintentionally - Softpedia
