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Galileo project is on the rocks

Development of Europe’s satellite navigation system, Galileo has ground to a halt, with the supposed contractors baulking at the escalating cost of developing the system.

Reading list - What makes MIT tick?

Is MIT really that special? Does it have lessons for others? A recent paper says that you have to line up a bunch of related factors – scientific, organisational, regional and so on. Picking them off one at a time won’t work.