TheBostonChannel.com - Money - A Competitive Nation, By Design

TheBostonChannel.com - Money - A Competitive Nation, By Design: "Funds should also support the softer skills, the right-brain attributes deemed so important in this conceptual age, the skills that math- and science-focused India and China do not yet possess in any great capacity. After all, it is the ability to see the potential in the fruits of that research that currently sets the U.S. apart as a nation and has contributed to its lead as a producer of innovative goods and services."

Design skills could be very important in the future.