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Realising our digital potential
17-Apr-2009
Even a cursory glance at the media will confirm that we are in the middle of the biggest economic and financial crisis of our lives. Business leaders and policy makers are concentrating on two separate aspects of this crisis: how to survive now and then prepare for prosperity.

Realising our digital potential

Published: 2009
Type: Intellect report
Area: Digital communications and convergence

Summary

Even a cursory glance at the media will confirm that we are in the middle of the biggest economic and financial crisis of our lives. Business leaders and policy makers are concentrating on two separate aspects of this crisis: how to survive now and then prepare for prosperity. This report looks at the role the digital communications industries can play in this preparation and in particular what business leaders and policy makers can do to make sure the UK realises its digital potential.

For some time now Intellect has been arguing that the digital technology industries are of fundamental importance to the future prosperity of the UK. Here, we have said, are industries that the UK already excels in, and are well positioned for growth.

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