Since these institutions are the same ones which regulate the industry for the environment, the future of environmental regulation for the industry has come into question. The first two kinds of innovation are different than the third, which is geared toward the public sector and which is therefore a departure from traditional private sector innovation. This can be done by focusing on institutional and infrastructural innovations that mitigate the tensions between competitiveness and sustainability. Roberto Villarreal Villarreal indicated that as a public official, all of his views were strictly personal. To Villarreal, competitiveness involves the capacity and ability to get ahead in the market.
Competitiveness is compatible with raising living standards.
Greater openness to international competition. This involves changing the focus from parastatal actors to the competitiveness of firms. Deregulation and a new legal framework. More active role for the private sector. The overall results of the above changes in terms of competitiveness and innovation have been viewed as satisfactory.