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Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales says that to encourage innovation, policy-makers should keep out of the way (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU should keep out of innovation's way, Wikipedia-founder says

To encourage innovation in Europe, policy-makers should just keep out of the way, Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales has said.

"I agree with the idea of streamlining and simplification. The only thing is that I would be much more extreme," he told EUobserver on Tuesday (8 May) on the sidelines of a conference in Brussels on EU innovation policy organised by global accounting firm Ernst & Young.

"The most important thing that Europe needs to do to spur innovation is to eliminate barrier...

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Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales says that to encourage innovation, policy-makers should keep out of the way (Photo: Wikipedia)

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