Will 2008 be the year that digital really comes of age? There’s a noticeable spring in the sector’s step and a growing belief that it has significantly closed the gap on offset. Just ask Screen UK managing director Brian Filler.

Before you visit Drupa remember; The future is about offering `solutions` to customers by operating a Print and Workflow Solutions Programme and methodically looking at how you manage your business with the `right` people and business models. Also, keeping a close eye on the speed of change, that will effect your business. Training, business models, business guides, and experienced/skilled people of any age that are available to help your business challenge the global impact are the most important investment for your success. The future is about technical and other changes that impact the industry, which needs transfer from craft skills to IT skilled personnel. This means the changing balance between physical craft skills into computer-based process control and graphic skills are the future needs to challenge the global competition. Open your mind to the ‘Challenges’ we face in a global trading environment to be successful. Be positive, have passion to be successful and have a `strategy` for this rapid changing world. Colin Thompson Cavendish www.cavendish-mr.org.uk