Competitiveness goes beyond productivity because of issues beyond economics. Actions in other countries now affect us. Sustainability is environmental protection plus equity. Sustainability country by country may be inconsistent with international Sustainability because of interdependencies among countries. Growth is limited by ecological limits.
Regulation is necessary to spur environmental innovation.
There is a conflict between short term decision making and long term problems. What is technology policy of integration beyond individual country policies. Regulation is needed as an expression of public sentiment and power in order to make multinational corporations accountable. Social investment is critical for technological innovation. We are in need of social institutions which could reconceptualize work and the meaning of quality of life in ways corresponding to innovation and technological changes.