LONDON — One of this city’s most talked about places is an unremarkable traffic rotary dotted with steel gray ventilator shafts that sits in the shadow of a giant billboard.
Yet Silicon Roundabout, as it’s known, is the epicenter of the British government’s effort to turn London into a global technology hub. The name is a play on California’s Silicon Valley, but UK leaders are looking to Massachusetts in efforts to boost their nation’s high-tech economy as a future job creator.
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I lived in the Kendall Square area back in the 80s. On a recent trip to MIT, I was blown away by how the place has changed. It's dynamic; you can feel the energy in the air. The Brits have chosesn a good example to follow. But I miss the F&T Diner and cheap beer after physic classes...