Frightening isn't it? You can also read here: http://bit.ly/XQLWp that the tax income is drastically short greatly diminishing any hopes of being able to cut borrowing and reduce the national debt.
But how does this relate to NGA UK? Well, let's consider another position the government is taking on digital inclusion - start at the bottom. Get those 6 million people online who are either too poor to afford it or too old to care about it. Why? Apparantly because being online is now a right rather than a luxury and while I cannot argue with that, I can argue with their starting point given the other issues the country faces.
Are these 6 million digitally excluded the ones to drive innovation, to change the shape of our futures, to build new businesses, shape economies and change the future of this country?
No.
In no way, shape or form are they the group upon which we can rely to get the country out of this hole - similar indeed to the group that got us into the hole. But there are others out there, others who may not benefit from broadband access today, others who, given the opportunity and the tools, could shape the future. Innovation happens at a faster pace today than we have ever seen - why? Because of things like Moore's law and the exponential growth in the use of the Internet and broadband. And now we are going to choke our ability to keep up with these phenomena because our communications infrastructure is old and dying with little thought given as to how we can replace it. Put the tools in the hands of those who know how to use them and we can make this country great again.
Include those who can make a difference first. Perhaps even be innovative enough to deliver an infrastrucure that can serve both ends of the spectrum: http://bit.ly/2OcGl
Either way... Act Now!
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