Connectivity is vital to economic development -- that seems beyond dispute.
In recent years, however, the focus had turned away from "hard" infrastructure (i.e., bricks and mortar) to the softer notion of virtual connectivity, i.e., clicks and mortar, whereby it was deemed more effective and forward-looking to create the information superhighway by which intellectual capital could flow, rather than by building "actual" highways and rail infrastructure by which people and goods get from place to place.
Well, plus ca change....
As was recently reported, even those who advocate creative economy initiatives recognize the imperative of real connectivity. Click here for the story.
There's never been anything exclusive about the "creative economy," virtual infrastructure and bricks and mortar.
It's nice, however, to see that physical connectivity remains a high priority, particularly in areas where infrastructure could mean everything.
