政府当然在支持学术研究和在风险投资不感兴趣的领域促进应用等方面扮演着重要的角色 — — 比方说城市垃圾或自来水服务领域，虽然单调乏味但却至关重要。
Government certainly has an important role to play in supporting academic research and promoting applications in fields that might be less appealing to venture capital – unglamorous but crucial domains, such as municipal waste or water services.