Times are hard in Digital Communications. Consumer confidence is at an all time low, retail sales are down and jobs are being cut. There are some bright spots but the recent launch by Lord Carter of his interim Digital Britain report was a real ray of sunshine in amongst this economic gloom. He promised that the final recommendations will “advance our standing as a world leader in [the digital communications] industries” and “see Digital Britain as the leading major economy for innovation, investment and quality.” This is sounds great, really great, but at all costs we must avoid the worst case scenario: that we become a technological island.

I’ve just written an article on this in May’s edition of IQ