Technology and the City

Geoff Vincent

Mediation Technology

The Impact of IT

Established in business   Just beginning in - education - the home - public services

ICT for ALL

Common, affordable devices Open standards Open access for all Public service Community, family, school Local business

An opportunity for partnership

City and county Learning institutions - universities, schools and libraries   The emerging ICT industry - local and international

The role of Cambridge

World class source of ideas Testbed for applications - public - social - business - educational Host to an emerging industry

The Cambridge knowledge industry

Acorn, ARM, Xemplar, Analysys, NetProducts, Cambridge Cable, Autonomy, Harlequin, Ionica, Olivetti, Xerox, Sun, Microsoft... Sustainable technology ... moves bits, not atoms

UK Initiatives

The National Grid for Learning Libraries Simple government ... turning ideas into action