It is not just that change is taking place but also the pace at which change is occurring. Those days have gone. Our responsibility is to create a framework, a climate within which businesses can prosper. And to ensure that people recognise the importance of change and don't resist it. We have a job in government, with business, to convince people that change is a bringer of opportunity and not a threat.
Many people feel uncomfortable about the nature of change.
Lots of people prefer the status quo. It is comfortable and they would much rather have things as they are than face the challenges that come from having to adopt change, whether it be working practices or new ways of doing business. So I think the responsibility of government is to help people through that process of change. There is also a responsibility to demonstrate the importance of enterprise. All companies, whether they are large or small, need to recognise that enterprise is the real engine for growth and for their own prosperity.