Thank you very much. I certainly agree with that. As a former academic, I know we always used to prefer the research grants with no strings attached, rather than the kind where the government tells you what you have to do. My own view is that the academics generally know what's the most important academic subject, and they know that better than the government does.
Here we have the curiosity-driven grants on a down trend, and the directed ones on an up trend, and I agree with you that it's not a happy situation.
How much time?