Operation Warp Speed: A new model for industrial policy

Re:Operation Warp Speed: A new model for industrial policy by stjohnswarts on Sunday January 30, 2022 @08:49PM (#30143521)

Sure but this is about the USA government getting more involved in industry and they did that with Moderna and OWS. We already know that the German government (and Western European governments in general) are better at that than our government but at least we might have a chance to catch up.

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Re:Operation Warp Speed: A new model for industrial policy by Barrin92 on Sunday January 30, 2022 @10:48PM (#30144247)

I'm German and thanks for the compliment but I think you can give the US government, or particular agencies some credit as well.

The German government, public research sector and so forth work really well with industry and the Mittelstand, but our digital infrastructure is well.. not great. France is much stronger in the aeronautic/space sector which I always find a little bit embarrassing, and I'd be surprised if you see a German governmental institution produce something as relatively modest as Ghidra.

While US/UK intelligence seems to attract quite a lot of talent over here it's generally considered a pretty bottom of the barrel career path.

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Re:Operation Warp Speed: A new model for industrial policy by xvilka on Sunday January 30, 2022 @09:41PM (#30143870)

> German government (and Western European governments in general) are better at that than our government

Debatable, Germany is notorious[1] for its bureaucracy still.

[1] https://m.dw.com/en/germans-and-bureaucracy/a-16446787

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