<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Posts by Antony Walker</title><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/people/antony.walker</link><description>Posts made by Antony Walker on Convergence Conversation</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:24:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) 2012 Convergence Conversation and contributing authors.  For full copyright info and terms of use visit http://www.convergenceconversation.com/</copyright><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>Convergence Conversation</title><url>http://www.convergenceconversation.com//lib/img/rssimg.png</url><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/people/antony.walker</link></image>	<item><title>Intellect takes Obama advisor to meet with Ministers</title><description><![CDATA[Intellect has been hosting Dr Rob Atkinson, the President of the US-based&nbsp;IT and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and a member of the Obama transition team.&nbsp; At a series of meetings with ministers, shadow ministers and other stakeholders, Dr Atkinson argued that &pound;15 billion investment in the UK&#39;s digital infrastructure - including broadband, smart grids and intelligent transport - would boost the UK&#39;s economic competitiveness and create and sustain 700,000 jobs. &#39;The UK&#39;s Digital Road to Recovery&#39;, a report co-produced by ITIF and the LSE, was launched this week.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/intellect-takes-obama-advisor-to-meet-with-ministers</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/intellect-takes-obama-advisor-to-meet-with-ministers</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 14:29:11 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Carter to implement Intellect plan?</title><description><![CDATA[... well not quite.&nbsp; But today&#39;s report in the Guardian about Stephen Carter&#39;s plans to shake up digital Britain sounds alot like the blue print set out in Intellect&#39;s Capitalising on Convergence Report from 2005.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/carter-to-implement-intellect-plan</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/carter-to-implement-intellect-plan</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:54:55 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>BT wants superfast progress on superfast broadband</title><description><![CDATA[In a week not short on news you may have missed Ian Livingstone&#39;s article in the Daily Telegraph on 6 October. His view &quot;the market, not the government, is best placed to build fibre infrastructure&quot; may sound like rather old fashioned Thatcherite dogma these days, but BT is staying resolutely on message that delivering on next generation broadband should not mean giving up on competition, either in the UK or in Europe.&nbsp;Livingstone set out a&nbsp;vision of Britain having the most widely available broadband of any country in the world, the highest broadband speeds and the most competitive&nbsp;market.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/bt-wants-superfast-progress-on-superfast-broadband</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/bt-wants-superfast-progress-on-superfast-broadband</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:35:39 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Flip Video - devilishly simple</title><description><![CDATA[Flip Video is the camcorder device that has been taking the US by storm. Built on the principle of &#39;keep it simple stupid&#39; it is a $150 device that wants to do for video shooting, editing and uploading what the ipod did to your music collection. With only five buttons there&#39;s no need for a manual, and it has everything built in that you need to connect to a PC and edit and upload to YouTube or view though your TV. The buzz is all about putting the fun back into video. Definitely one to watch.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/flip-video---devilishly-simple</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/flip-video---devilishly-simple</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:25:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Toilet Hotspot?</title><description><![CDATA[As sewers come back into vogue for the deployment of fibre (ok perhaps sewers have never really been in vogue) Philip Sheldrake speculated whether this means that toilets could wireless hotspots. Not a bad idea if you believe this press release which Google issued on April 1st last year, shortly before the BSG published it&#39;s Pipe Dreams report.Google announces free in-home wireless broadband service &quot;Dark porcelain&quot; project offers self-installed plumbing-based Internet accessMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1, 2007 - Google Inc.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/toilet-hotspot</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/toilet-hotspot</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:02:33 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>OECD Fibre Workshop - April 2008</title><description><![CDATA[The OECD hosted an excellent workshop in Stavanger on fibre deployment on 10-11 April, 2008. The aim of the Workshop is to examine fibre investment across the OECD and look for best practices across a range of investment scenarios. The workshop looked at technology developments, investment scenarios, regulatory issues and public sector interventions. Full details of the event, including the presentations can be found here. Several participants have blogged about the event here and here. The OECD has also published a very good paper on developments in fibre technologies and investment.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/oecd-fibre-workshop---april-2008</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/oecd-fibre-workshop---april-2008</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:37:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>BSG Conference  - Beyond Pipe Dreams 9 June 2008</title><description><![CDATA[Monday, 09 June 2008,&nbsp;08:30&nbsp;-&nbsp;19:00The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) is delighted to host, in partnership with the Ofcom Consumer Panel, its 2008 conference, &#39;Beyond Pipe Dreams? Prospects for Next Generation Broadband in the UK.&#39;&nbsp;In April 2007, the BSG argued that the UK had two years to create an environment to enable investment in next generation broadband. This conference will take stock of progress made to date and address key challenges that lie ahead. It will also provide a unique opportunity to input to the government&#39;s independent review on next generation broadband, being led by Francesco Caio.Click here for more information.&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/bsg-conference---beyond-pipe-dreams-9-june-2008</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/antony.walker/bsg-conference---beyond-pipe-dreams-9-june-2008</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:20:36 +0100</pubDate></item>
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