Innovattion - a tecnologic or a political problem ?

People are anxious about their future. I am portuguese - a "pigs" (PIGS is a slang born in financial crisis of 2008) and absence of confidence is not a good advisor. People has fear to lose their jobs and leaders are nervous too. This is not a good context to innovate. We try to innovate but our salaries are decreasing and active middle class population are thinking that the profits of innovation aren't increasing her family budget. The problem of innovation isn't only a tecnologic problem, but a political and social crossroad.