That's interesting when you juxtapose that against the kind of political leadership the tech industry gets in Australia, typified by the comments of Reserve Bank Governor Stevens (posted and discussed here recently)....
Regards, Mark Burch -----Original Message----- From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Wallbank Sent: Thursday, 4 November 2010 10:40 PM To: Silicon Beach Australia Subject: [SiliconBeach] UK Government to spend £400 million on a tech hub Interesting article on Techcrunch Europe about the UK Government's plans for post-Olympic London. http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/04/uk-government-plans-east-london-tech-cluster-startup-visa-review-of-ip-law-200-million-in-finance-what/ As well as proposing £200 million in development costs, they are also looking at a £200 million investment fund along with changing their visa and IP laws. While history hasn't been kind to these schemes it's at least encouraging the Brits are having a crack, I can't imagine an Australian PM or Premier of either side making announcement for a fraction of this. I was happy with the $2 million the NSW Government put up for Digital Sydney, so I guess small things keep us happy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
