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More money for science
More than two in three respondents were of the view that wellbeing in Finland depends decisively on the standard of science and technology. Almost half thought that R&D investment should be increased to 4% of GDP. Roughly one in five disagreed.
Almost half of respondents expressed the view that science and R&D investment should be exempt from any expenditure cutbacks needed in the years ahead. More than one-third disagreed.
Almost half of respondents agreed with the statement that much unnecessary research is done in our country. On the other hand, the majority took the view that research funding should only be awarded to fields with the best potential for application.
