They look good, they sound good but I just don’t see them happening.
IBM forecasts the big ideas in the next 5 years.
Think about what has happened over the last 5 years. Then ask yourself do you really see such radical changes? I’m an optimist but I don’t see things changing at this point in time with Governments the way they are. I see the changes being smaller and more focused. It will include some of those ideas but not on a city wide scale. It will be more localised.
However,it is still good. It has to start somewhere.

And this from a company that couldn’t drop the best operating system ever fast enough, just look at some of the projects they have been involved with for the government and how far they are behind time and over budget – and useless.
The general ideas sound plausible but I can’t see them happening in the foreseeable future, at least on that scale – just look at the mess the NHS central record ‘non’ system is in.
Reversal of cloud computing for a start? Merry Christmas to your blog.
Ivan,
Yet again we are in agreement. maybe they should pay us a fortune to write this stuff.
Reversal of an idea? That would be interesting.
Oi Lord T……Merry Christmas to ya sir.
A Merry Christmas to you as well kind sir.
Reversal of the popularity of an idea.