| Following the
release of a report accusing the Government of failing to support the
UK’s knowledge economy, online news provider Silicon.com reported in
mid-May that a poll of its readers revealed that 72% of responders
believe that MPs generally do not have enough relevant knowledge and
understanding of IT, and that this is holding back innovation and
business in the UK. It also reported that, in the view of Tory MP for
Welwyn Hatfield Grant Shapps, MPs’ failure to understand the benefits
that technology can deliver could result in flawed legislation with
detrimental effects for citizens or businesses.
Source bjhc&im June 2006
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