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… been built without me too, but it’s nice to have played an important role.” Pleasure It soothes the pain of retirement somewhat, though naturally he wouldn’t go so far as to call it pain. Too much of a big word. “After 10 years, it’s only right for someone else to come in with a new focus. On a per- sonal level, I found it difficult to accept. I don’t feel too old for this job yet. But through many conversations, mainly with myself, I’ve been able to rationalise it.” A two-hour hike with his dog … Four years ago, he and his wife acquired another dog of the same breed. They chose Borre for his gentle and enterprising character—and, admitted- ly, his looks. “Marly and I are aesthetically inclined,” he says. She is an artist; they have been buying art together for 40 years. And when she cooks, which Bos doesn’t do himself, it is a feast for the eye as well as the taste buds. “She’s better at enjoying things than I am. It’s not one of my strengths; I can never fully give myself over to … sector is fashion, which exemplifies the problem of product longevity. While the idea of sewing on buttons might seem quaint and outdated, Bocken was involved in a project with a major UK retailer that offered surprisingly popular clothes-repair workshops. Of course, clothes can already be mended or made to last. There’s just no financial incentive to do so—quite the contrary. Better business models, better laws This is where innovative business models come in. “You could have a premium business …

… • Commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to networks and modems. • And the freedom of digital networks will make government more democratic.. Baloney Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we’ll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure. Uh, sure. The truth is no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works. Burak Can Programme Leader Digital Business and Economics What are we about? 1 Our …

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