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Intellect DG's Comment

2006 needs to be the year where the true value of the IT industry is recognised and appreciated by customers. IT permeates all aspects of our lives and delivers benefits that many take for granted. To this end, public and private sector customers need to engage effectively with the industry on a range of issues, including early engagement on key projects, an improved understanding of the need to reward suppliers for success, and development of policies that encourage, not stifle, innovation and best practice.

Areas such as shared services, ID cards and Television Without Frontiers have the potential to shape and define the industry for many years to come. It is imperative that suppliers and customers alike understand the changing environment in which business is conducted and respond accordingly, otherwise in the face of increasing international competition the UK will fall behind.

John Higgins CBE
Intellect Director General

This article is featured in the 12 January 2006 edition of Computing.