Asia: The Digital economy at the heart of its economic success
Is Asia the place to be in the 21st Century? Are Asian countries building up a lead by investing in the digital economy? Which are the Asian countries to watch the closest? How should Europe be...
View ArticleICT investment: the significant example of South Korea
South Korea has recently been in the news owing to the activities of the North Korean Government making unsettling moves towards its’ neighbour. But it is not about the dangers to global peace that...
View ArticleHow to win the Global Race? The Asian lesson…
Over the last 2 weeks, I have reviewed how the Digital economy is at the heart of economic success in Asia, and that this has been made possible, through long-term vision, by significant ICT...
View ArticleHS2: Time to face the facts, however unpalatable…
Not a new theme for my blog this week, but I cannot resist returning to HS2. In the past couple of years, I have written about: the environmental and financial burden of HS2 (see blog of 13 May 2011);...
View ArticleDigital Single Market: action slowly underway…
Amid the highly-charged meeting of the European Council last week, European leaders met to discuss a key initiative of the European Commission, the Digital Agenda for Europe, with a view to restoring...
View ArticleCreate, Connect, Grow: the Vilnius event
Last week, I participated in what some have called ‘Europe’s biggest ever Digital Technology event’, with more than 5000 people attending, with over 4000 following online through social media. The...
View ArticleThe Mobile World Congress: a place of innovation, growth and rapid...
This week, for the second time, I attended the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona. As last year, the superbly organised event has attracted around 80,000 attendees from 201 countries...
View ArticleInfrastructure priorities: why is the UK making the wrong choices?
Reporting from the Mobile World Congress, I drew attention in my blog last week for European leaders to focus increasing attention on the urgent need to invest in mobile broadband infrastructure. In...
View ArticleThe Digital World in 2030: What place for Europe?
Earlier this week in Brussels at the European Parliament, the European Internet Foundation (EIF) launched its report entitled: ‘The Digital World in 2030: What Place for Europe? This blog summarises...
View ArticleThe UK’s enduring broadband deficit: A Divided Nation – Time for an effective...
This blog complements that of last week, summarising the main points from the launch of two documents on Monday afternoon in the House of Lords at an event hosted by the Digital Policy Alliance,...
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