He discussed how Salford City Council has been at the forefront of trying to promote e-governance, and how bids have been submitted to develop access centres around the city to help local community and voluntary organisations. He then went on to discuss such places as the Valley Estate in Swinton and the possibilities of assisting the people who live there. One of the most entertaining talks and most enjoyable of the conference was the Keynote delivered by Jonathan Shuval. The key issue Jonathan transmitted was that e-business is business . It s not a hobby, if you want to make money it s not a question of technology.
Business requires planning, strategy, direction and monitoring.
In order to survive he stressed that there must be a focus on strategies. Although Jonathan mentioned these statistics he also emphasised the fact that we still must try things. If you re afraid to try, if you re stuck in the mode of this is how it is done, you re a loser . The conference evening events concluded with a Gala Dinner at Salford Art Gallery and the presentation of the best paper award. This paper looked at the emergence of a multiplicity of 3D websites and demonstrated how they built a virtual model of the city of Glasgow which allowed users to explore and search under a range of headings for items of interest, and discover some of Glasgow s finest architecture.