The most ambitious project, which is already underway, is to create a high technology highway stretching from Shoreditch into the East End. There are already a number of corporate clusters and the government has seen the potential and is pushing it hard as part of the Olympic development. The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) is talking to the US group Cisco about it taking space within the media centre. The government said Cisco was discussing the project with the OPLC about creating an innovation centre which has been enhanced by commitments from Google and Intel for such a centre.
Facebook is also in on the act with a plan for headquarters for the Developer Garage programme. BT has already committed to a super fast broadband system for the area and Loughborough University wants to construct an Institute of Sport and Health at the park. Meanwhile, the OPLC is seeking an operator for the 377 ft ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, which is known as the “mutual trombone” and is designed by Cecil Belmond of Arup and sculptor Anish Kapoor. That is merely the start of the process because the organisation will also seek operators for the aquatics centre, arena and management of the park.
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