by Ryan D. Jaeger
Alderney and Guernsey announced the building of a new technology park
that will serve ecommerce development in the region.
One of the industries that is set to benefit the most from this new
development is egambling.
"It is a wonderful development for Alderney and Guernsey and a substantial
addition to the islands' existing technical resources," said the director of
e-commerce development for Alderney, Robin Le Prevost.
"Alderney has developed an innovative licensing package which is offering
increased value to potential businesses who chose to register in the island," he
said.
Le Prevost said that the technology park, which is estimated to cost around
£250 million, enhances the excellent technical infrastructure on the islands
and cements their reputation as a world leader in egaming.
"We recognize this as a fantastic investment in facilities that allow
sustainable, low impact industry in the islands to flourish," said Le Prevost.
The 16.5 acre tract of land where the park will be developed was formerly a
horticulture site and was purchased by the group of developers known as Long
Port in 2008.
The Chairman of Long Port, Charles Bilson said that the fact that strategic
location of the park - halfway between London and Paris - and its connectivity
to the Transatlantic and global optical fiber grids, gave it an enormous
advantage.
"Our power supplies to serve this infrastructure will be low CO2 and
renewable with presently over 50% being provided by nuclear power and 5%
renewable," he said.
"We expect the renewable element to increase dramatically over the coming
years with the advent of tidal power in Alderney and Guernsey, as these
technologies mature," added Bilson.
Plans are underway to have buildings in the technology park occupied by 2011.
