The Government has pledged £114m towards its stated aim to
make the UK the fastest
place in Europe by 2015 in terms of broadband.
It has been revealed how this funding is to be divided up between the UK ’s top
cities.
The money is to be used to build city-wide networks, offering homes and businesses speeds of up to 100Mbps.London will receive the
largest chunk of £25m, followed by Leeds and
Bradford, who will receive £14.4m between them. Belfast ,
Manchester , Bristol ,
Cardiff , Edinburgh ,
Birmingham and Newcastle will each receive substantial
payments, and a further £50m is to be awarded to ten smaller cities.
Award-winning UK tech entrepreneur Dan Wagner, who has built four global multi-million pound tech companies and recently launched a new service which is empowering companies to take payments for their services on mobile phones, said: “Anything that helps set the right conditions for UK entrepreneurs to start new tech businesses is to be welcomed. TheUK is a hotbed of entrepreneurial
spirit, but I know from my own experience that this is simply not enough to
succeed. Much more could be done to help budding entrepreneurs and start up
businesses, in particular in the tech field.”
The money is to be used to build city-wide networks, offering homes and businesses speeds of up to 100Mbps.
Award-winning UK tech entrepreneur Dan Wagner, who has built four global multi-million pound tech companies and recently launched a new service which is empowering companies to take payments for their services on mobile phones, said: “Anything that helps set the right conditions for UK entrepreneurs to start new tech businesses is to be welcomed. The
Gareth Osborne, whose
doctorate reflects his many years working in the high-tech business start-up
arena warned that: “I totally support and agree with Dan but offer a word of
caution. While it is possible for everyone to be entrepreneurial and start a
business, spirit isn’t enough alone. Entrepreneurs have to have talent, guts,
determination, a willingness to make and take a calculated risk and good
financial backing; especially if they do well. Too few do have these components
and too many fail. Government should concentrate on backing the package.
APA will offer
help and guidance to all PA members looking to explore their entrepreneurial
side.
APA
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