There was an exciting new double act on r4 this morning. Tony Blair and William Hague were releasing their new hit “Do more Digital strategy uk, and you’ll win win win”. Ok, so maybe it was a bit more of a remix, but these two very authoritative and commanding politicians have produced a report about how much of a deficit in digital and innovation thinking the current political leaders of all shades are suffering from. You can read it here
Totally agree, been fighting the fight with various startups and tech companies over the past ten years and since the pandemic it’s been like wading in treacle getting basic investment in tech, I can’t even get a good mobile reception and I’m based in Cardiff. Government incentives have dried up after we left the EU, R&D tax credits all but gone. I think the digital ID is a good idea, but suspect in reality it means several billion quid going to Accenture and Infosys, rather than kick starting a vibrant tech economy, utilising our wealth of creative tech talent.
Totally agree, been fighting the fight with various startups and tech companies over the past ten years and since the pandemic it’s been like wading in treacle getting basic investment in tech, I can’t even get a good mobile reception and I’m based in Cardiff. Government incentives have dried up after we left the EU, R&D tax credits all but gone. I think the digital ID is a good idea, but suspect in reality it means several billion quid going to Accenture and Infosys, rather than kick starting a vibrant tech economy, utilising our wealth of creative tech talent.