Momentous changes have been transforming our economy and our society for many years now. All of us are experiencing the kind of fundamental realignment that has not been seen since the Industrial Revolution. Think about the many technological advances, the many societal developments, that have occurred in just the past 10 years. Innovations like the fax machine or cellular phones are now commonplace. Everywhere I look, from reporters at news conferences to MPs sitting in the House of Commons, people are working on laptop computers.
People send short memos or large documents from office to office by e-mail.
All these wonders either didn't exist at all, or were in their infancy 10 years ago. The ground is shifting under our feet, on so many different levels. In order to prosper, we must constantly adapt to new developments. We must adapt on an individual level. Businesses and whole industries have to adapt, and so do governments.