Panel session

Balance in regulation - light touch? German example.

Ed Richards - light touch is what we want but it's difficult. Need to establish predictability and regulatory certainty otherwise no one will invest in new services. Need to drive competition

David Sumner Smith - wordzone - does the amount of regulation inhibit business?

Anthony Walker of BSG - regulation has dilemmas - we're trying to argue that new markets should not be regulated too wuickly. But this is different for the infrastructure layer - we seem to need to regulate that. Fast-moving parts of the market are difficult to regulate.

DC asks Fabian King of SWERDA to talk about content. Our purpose is to improve the economy. We think there are lots of opportunities for knowledge workers. Content distribution is important - but content can be generated by collaboration between SMEs.

Fred Perkins - coming together of Broadband and TV and what it means is very important. The change from deference into reference. Digital TV has a low level of interaction, broadband high - combine the 2 and it's interesting.

Richard Salz - (Pitcom member). Canadian example. We went, we saw and nothing happened. Canada is miles ahead as they combined content with network devlopment.

Dwight Doyley - use of video to innovate in the Court - fewer prisoners travelling. Public sector important and we mustn't forget it. Need to expand the use of this in schools for example.