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.
March 2017
While technical in nature, the success of a digital transformation hinges on meeting human needs. Digitization and digital businesses are revolutionizing business-as-usual. We see ambitious and disruptive digital journeys playing out in new ways each day. As companies introduce digital customer service; as they transform […]
March 2017
Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, this morning announced the new UK Digital Strategy. The strategy provides a comprehensive report of how the UK plans to be at the forefront of the global digital movement. In her speech launching the Strategy, […]
February 2017
The EU has supported and prioritised top-quality scientific research and innovation for a long time. Several years ago, we decided to fund and promote ambitious and long-term research into uncharted areas that stretch the boundaries of science and technology. This is the origin of the […]
February 2017
Last week I went to one of the regular Research Salon discussion events organised by the Digital Leaders group. The session was on the Digital High Street and Smart Cities and kindly sponsored by Teeside University who work on smart place projects across Europe. Speakers were from Teeside University and […]
January 2017
The digital transformation of UK plc and the public sector will empower us to live better, healthier, smarter lives. But whose insights and experiences are informing digital strategy? A pre-Internet generation that values the opportunity, but to whom digital is still widely a foreign language? […]
January 2017
In September, it will be twenty years since the people of Wales voted, by a small majority, to have their own National Assembly. It’s the only political institution the people of Wales have voted to have. Since it came into being in 1999, the Assembly […]
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