Peter Kirstein had to overcome various hurdles to connect the UK to the internet, including intransigent governments, dismissive industry and the taxman.
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The US research funder is widely admired, but does the UK have the guts to start its own version?
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Academic Director of the David and Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Head of Inclusive Innovation, Nesta
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Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University
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Professor, Management Information Systems, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Computer Communications Science, UCL
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Marconi Professor of Communications Systems, University of Cambridge