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Cybersecurity will make or break digital societies and businesses. Is Switzerland ready for the digital age? An answer to this question must consider several perspectives: are challenges addressed properly? Will opportunities be leveraged? What capabilities and resources do Swiss institutions have? Based on this information, politics, businesses, and society need to assess Switzerland’s digital maturity and decide whether possible blind spots require actions to be taken. Scientific research is a key factor for Switzerland’s digital capabilities. Selected research topics and their funding have a major influence on the innovative strength, available talent, and hence on the current and future capabilities of a country. The correlation between the excellence of universities and the innovative power of a country is confirmed by literature. Generally, Switzerland attracts excellent researchers and teaching staff on the international market. However, the current exclusion from the Horizon Europe funding program threatens Switzerland’s attractiveness for researchers and startups.
Which of the following is an assumption made in the argument above?
A. Understanding digital gaps helps the government in analyzing the industry, and society to make informed decisions.
B. Swiss companies may refrain from investing in a domain with hardly any research activity.
C. A thorough need for researchers and startups is essential for any discussion on whether Switzerland is well-prepared for the digital age or whether there are gaps.
D. As a consequence, policymakers could introduce funding instruments for strengthening research in a certain domain or topic.
E. The exclusion from the Horizon Europe funding program is the only factor threatening Switzerland's attractiveness for researchers and startups.
Which of the following is an assumption made in the argument above?
A. Understanding digital gaps helps the government in analyzing the industry, and society to make informed decisions.
B. Swiss companies may refrain from investing in a domain with hardly any research activity.
C. A thorough need for researchers and startups is essential for any discussion on whether Switzerland is well-prepared for the digital age or whether there are gaps.
D. As a consequence, policymakers could introduce funding instruments for strengthening research in a certain domain or topic.
E. The exclusion from the Horizon Europe funding program is the only factor threatening Switzerland's attractiveness for researchers and startups.
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Jeez, this is the biggest CR passage I have ever come accross! I fast-read my way through the passage but if I had to summarize, it would be that: Author is trying to answer whether Switzerland is ready for the digital age. Scientific research, conducted at universities, will be essential to bring accross this transformation. The author then talks about about a 'scheme' which might hinder the progress of scientific research in this country. I went ahead with negation technique to determine the assumption.
A. Understanding digital gaps helps the government in analyzing the industry, and society to make informed decisions.
Negation - even if it does not help the goverment, argument still stands.
B. Swiss companies may refrain from investing in a domain with hardly any research activity.
Negation - even if they may not, the argument still stands.
C. A thorough need for researchers and startups is essential for any discussion on whether Switzerland is well-prepared for the digital age or whether there are gaps.
This is precisely what the argument depends upon. If you take the negation of this, the whole argument falls apart.
D. As a consequence, policymakers could introduce funding instruments for strengthening research in a certain domain or topic.
This is outside information and thus not an assumption.
E. The exclusion from the Horizon Europe funding program is the only factor threatening Switzerland's attractiveness for researchers and startups.
This is more of a strengthener/weakener than an assumption.
Answer is C.
Negation - even if it does not help the goverment, argument still stands.
Negation - even if they may not, the argument still stands.
C. A thorough need for researchers and startups is essential for any discussion on whether Switzerland is well-prepared for the digital age or whether there are gaps.
This is precisely what the argument depends upon. If you take the negation of this, the whole argument falls apart.
This is outside information and thus not an assumption.
This is more of a strengthener/weakener than an assumption.
Answer is C.
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