You've pointed to the ecosystem as being incredibly complex, not only in terms of the department and agencies but also in terms of the jurisdiction. Above and beyond that, the consensus that has come through our work with stakeholders is that one of the key things that are lacking is strong leadership, leadership that transcends agencies and transcends sectors to try to coordinate and see the big picture.
An example that has come to the audience is Dame Sally Davies—you know, somebody who has the ability to wield political power and has the resources and who also can make the sectors—human health, animal health and veterinarian—speak to each other.
From there on, governance for the different needs will have specificities. In terms of the research and innovation ecosystem, I would argue that that's a challenge of integrating the academic research, the industry and then, perhaps, government-supported research.
The leadership and governance are something that we need to think about broadly in terms of a path forward.
