Tanya

One option made possible by the new digital age is decentralisation - i.e., working from home or from a nearby branch office*. The potential impacts on fuel consumption, transport infrastructure and pollution should more than cover the investment in building construction and network infrastructure. There are also strategic implications, with the inevitable proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in our region making the concentration of our population in a few coastal cities less than ideal. *A 'branch office' could be a publicly funded suburban or regional centre, linked by high speed broadband, with various rooms and facilities leased to interested businesses. Perhaps a tax break could be involved, to encourage use.