Ihre Abhängigkeit von Energieimporten steigt nicht, sondern sinkt. Sie stehen an vorderster Front bei den wichtigen Technologien, die dieses Jahrhundert formen werden (Biotechnologie, Nanotechnologie, Informationstechnologie).
Because of immigration, it is the only major developed country that will not suffer a demographic decline by mid-century; its dependence on energy imports is diminishing rather than rising; it is at the forefront of the major technologies (bio, nano, information) that will shape this century; and its universities dominate the world league tables.