Just as corporate capitalism has long depended on the backing of government policies, public funding and pro-business legislation, so now the commons need the backing of a Partner State whose aim is to enable the creation of common value.84 How can the state start helping the knowledge commons to realise its potential? In five key ways. First, invest in human ingenuity by teaching social entrepreneurship, problem-solving and collaboration in schools and universities worldwide: such skills will equip the next generation to innovate in open-source networks like no generation before them. Second,
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