Hughes pointed to the recent win by Miller Developments of a competition to develop a major site in the north of England. 'Miller got the deal because it had a visionary concept of how they would develop IT and broadband,' he said. 'The relevance of this to developers is that they just won't get projects without it.'
He urged technology companies to start the debate in the UK on future requirements. 'Everywhere else they are talking about this, but in Britain IT companies are not leading the debate.
BT has recently developed a scheme called BT Community Conscious, which aims to bring hardware and software to communities. 'They have realised that an intelligent community can only work if all are connected,' said Hughes.
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The Facilities Business