In one component, students are placed in small teams, each working with a high-tech firm on a business challenge selected by the company.

Sage, who earned stock-option fortunes while working for new high-tech firms, covers operating costs.

High-tech firms have been among the companies benefiting from the gains.

Government must examine better routes for money to reach high-tech firms too.

He talked about pooling capital to back high-tech firms and about wide restructuring of the motor industry.