Around the world

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	Is the web the ultimate social network? Jeff Patmore, BT's head of strategic university research discusses a recent international collaborative research project on the impact of social networking. ...
	BRICs driven by innovation They're touted as the new tiger economies. Brazil, Russia, India and China - the so-called 'BRIC' countries - are growing so fast many people are predicting they could overtake some of today's richest countries by the middle of the century...
	Broadband in China - it's a culture thing Broadband is changing the way people connect right around the world so could lessons from across China help provide BT with new ways to innovate?
	Global scouts go "beyond prepared" BT's global innovation scouts have taken Lord Baden-Powell’s famous motto to new levels as they search the globe to find new technologies for BT to invest in.
	Innovation opens its doors The velocity, volume and diversity of innovation are higher than they've ever been. High-tech start-up businesses abound - not just in Silicon Valley but as far afield as Israel, Shanghai and Cambridge.