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13 September 2012
Jim Norton brings a believer’s zeal to his role as head of the Institute of Directors’ e-commerce team. His mission, he tells Liam O’Brien, is to nail misconceptions about the Internet and help to make the UK the most e-commerce-friendly country in the wo
An episode at a recent telecommunications conference in Dublin helps to explain why Jim Norton was chosen to lead the Cabinet Office’s e-commerce task force and why he is currently head of the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) e-commerce team.
As Norton made his way along the raised speakers’ platform to the lectern, he slipped and broke his ankle. Many would have...