The business sector fully understands the crucial nature of a
strong science culture as a driver to our country's competitiveness.
Actually the concept
of science culture reflects the fact that part of our general culture there has to be a strong dose of science.
I was a sophomore at Harvard that year: 19 years old and steeped enough
in science culture to laugh off his comments at first.
Veterans with corporate science experience advise that academic investigators interested in engaging industry should walk in with their eyes wide open: They should understand the underlying motivations that drive commercial ventures, carefully weigh the upsides and downsides of the
company science culture, and, in partnerships, negotiate compromises that they can live with.
One final note
about science culture, given the mention of artists and musicians, I'm surprised they didn't mention STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics).
Workshop participants suggested that subnational governments have a role to play in supporting a strong
science culture through education, public science outreach, engagement, and communication.
You can rule that out in 99.9999 % of the cases just by knowledge
of science culture and practice.
In Quebec,
science culture is explicitly identified as a sub-priority in the provincial science policy (Gov. of QC, 2013), but such support is not always connected to or formally recognized in subnational science policies.