Although superfast broadband is available to more consumers than ever before, even in the UK nearly 2.3% of premises cannot receive a broadband speed greater than 10Mbit/s, rising to around 48% of premises in rural areas.
Having access to high quality, widespread broadband is essential to our working and social lives. As we continue to digitally transform, the infrastructure that serves businesses and individuals will only continue to impact further on how much we can achieve. How can we ensure that broadband restrictions do not impact on success?
How do we help rural communities achieve socio-economic flourishing through 5G?; A talk by Professor Katy Mason and Sharon Wagg, Lancaster University Management School.
Liverpool 5G create; A talk by Ann Williams, Commissioner and Contract Manager, Liverpool City Council.
November 2017
From biosensors and biometrics to wearables and widgets, the age of digital health is well and truly upon us. But beyond the headlines of record-breaking digital health funding, a big question remains as to how the tremendous potential of digital technologies can be translated into […]
November 2017
On Friday, 27 October, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on the “WannaCry” ransomware attack that hit the NHS earlier this year. The ransomware, which also affected a wide variety of businesses around the world, led to disruption in at least 34% of Trusts in […]
October 2017
Digital technologies for culture and heritage is a topic that has kept me busy for the past 20 years and still intrigues me, as it is challenging, complex and very exciting. In the latest major project I worked on – the meSch Project – we […]
October 2017
The pace of change in public services and in healthcare is more rapid than ever before. Much of the latest wave of change was driven in part by necessity – from the programme of austerity that was introduced by the coalition government and that was […]
October 2017
There has been a lot of coverage and debate about Women in Tech over the last year and this important topic is both specific to the Tech sector and an issue in the workplace more generally. Whatever your gender, what do you think? Are your […]
October 2017
You’d normally expect citizen engagement in democratic activities to be measured by voter turnout at general elections, but an important activity that potentially affects millions of citizens goes on even before you get to the polling station. And it’s one that depends on engaging and […]
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