Ministers need to reverse self-inflicted damage to the economy, says IAN RITCHIE When the current UK government overwhelmingly won last year’s general election it was on a manifesto which identified five key priorities or missions. The first and most important was to “kickstart economic growth” which it defined as “to secure the highest sustained growth […]
Lessons of the past haunt tech market
Amid sky-high valuations for big technology stocks, IAN RITCHIE asks if expectations of the AI revolution are overdone Back in 1999, I was invited to attend a Credit Suisse investment conference in Cannes and I was happy to attend as I fancied a bit of sunshine on the Côte d’Azur. The World Wide Web had […]
New MSPs will need digital ambitions
Holyrood’s next intake must look to small nations like Estonia and Denmark to solve Scotland’s inefficient public services, writes IAN RITCHIE As politicians campaign for the right to govern at Holyrood next year a key question they face will be how cost-effectively public services are being delivered by the devolved government. The answer, unfortunately, is […]
Edinburgh left short of capital gains
Despite the city’s enviable record for innovation, value is often gained elsewhere, writes IAN RITCHIE When I visited the Japanese research headquarters of Panasonic a few years ago in Osaka, I noted the roundel at the front of the building which featured statues commemorating a dozen famous scientist and engineers. The group included Newton and […]