Many of the big decisions that affect this industry, and most others, are made by government.

Government is supposedly run by the elected politicians (with all due deference to the professional civil service).  So, why is that so many tech companies just ignore the political process or hope that they can leave it all to their lobby groups such as BCTIA, LSBC, WINBC etc.  I know that there are a handful of hardworking, smart and generous tech executives who do most of the work trying to convince government to see that this industry offers us our best future.

Why do so many tech companies opt out of the political process?  Look at it as part of your marketing budget with a very specific target market!