Listening to Peter Day’s excellent podcast “Bring on the bandwidth”,it occurs to me that the seismic shift that the internet can deliver, will not happen until we have politicians of vision, who understand the difference that technology can make.
What’s this got to with sewers? Well, the major increase in life expectancy, came about because of the building of the sewage system. This was a large scale infrastructure product, that left to the private sector would be piecemeal, and only for those who can afford it. Broadband is the same, if we live it to the private sector, then the sectors of society that most need public services will not be able to access them.
What is needed is a government that can deliver a glass network to every household in the UK. This will allow the citizen centred services are so nearly in reach. If this is done soon, we will also have a competitive advantage for our businesses.
Bring on the bandwidth, but make access equal.
