Blow to hi-tech future

THE decision by Dublin city manger John Tierney to abandon proposals for the development of a citywide broadband wireless service is yet another setback for our ambitions to build a hi-tech economy, which is badly needed because of the rapid decline of the construction sector and the rise of the euro.

When taken with the under-investment in our telecoms infrastructure and the failure of the Government to invest in IT in our schools, this is very bad news for the prospects of generating wealth and jobs in high-end technology. As the main excuse given for the demise of Dublin’s wifi (wireless technology) is the EU objection to such public service provision, this is another reason for voting ‘no’ to the Lisbon Treaty.

Cllr Dessie Ellis