🇬🇧 UK Jul 3, 2026 · Rajiv Datta

Policymakers must seize upon Britain’s “broadband moment”

New Statesman UK
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It seems that every conversation about public service reform involves technology. Artificial intelligence to help GPs manage caseloads. Platforms to run council services online rather than in person. Tools to cut bureaucracy so that teachers can teach and social workers can do social work. Digital ID to verify who you are.



These technologies are real and their potential is genuine. But there is a more basic question that rarely gets asked: is our network infrastructure fit for the task?



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