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Who would have thought it? We are actually good at something. A recent survey suggested that Britain is the second most wired country in the world, trailing only the super-connected Danes and trumping, most importantly, the US. Add to this a study last year indicating that the government very nearly met its target to make Britain the best place in the world to do e-commerce, and our natural pessimism over our technological development begins to look like false modesty. Even more surprising is the claim that broadband – or fast, always-on internet access – is a big part of this success. Although other countries have more users, the density and competitiveness of our broadband market has helped push the UK into second place. To read the rest of the article go to New Statesman