17 Sep 2024
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Rural Connectivity Session
The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:
Kerry Booth, Chief Execuitve, The Rural Services Network
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Nick Khan, Strategic Director, & Alex Heys, Community Projects, Digital Marketing and Safeguarding Manager, East Suffolk Council
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Vicky Hicks, Head of Engagement, Digital Voice Programme, BT“Digital Switchover” |
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Richard Potts, Chief Adviser for Business and Farm Management, NFU (National Farmers’ Union)“2023 NFU Digital Survey” |
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Elizabeth Anderson, Chief Executive, Digital Poverty Alliance“Left behind: The digital divide in rural Britain” |
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An AI generated summary of this session can be downloaded below:
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Useful links from the session:
RSN Membership:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rsn-membership
Rural Services Network Fair Funding Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rural-fair-funding
RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote
Digital Connectivity Chapter of Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rural-digital-connectivity-chapter.pdf
Digital Springboard Training Delivered by:
https://www.menta.org.uk/
RSN Webpage on Digital Switchover:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/digital-landline-switchover
Upcoming Digital Switchover engagement events:
https://www.bt.com/broadband/digital-voice/events
Link to book RSN and BT event in November:
https://rsn-bt-digitalswitchover-nov24.eventbrite.co.uk/
Digital switchover telecare data sharing:
https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/cyber-digital-and-technology/digital-switchover/digital-switchover-telecare-data
NFU Digital Access Survey Findings:
https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/nfu-digital-access-survey/
Shared Rural Network mobile coverage countrywide:
https://srn.org.uk/
The case for Local Authority Digital Champions:
https://www.mobileuk.org/digital-champions
Rural Services APPG:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/inaugural-meeting-of-the-appg-for-rural-services-a-promising-start-for-rural-communities
Deloitte Report on Digital Poverty and the Socio-Economic Case:
https://digitalpovertyalliance.org/digital-poverty-in-the-uk-a-socio-economic-assessment-of-the-implications-of-digital-poverty-in-the-uk/
Freephone Digital Skills Helpline:
https://digitalpovertyalliance.org/support_directory/freephone-digital-skills-helpline/
Good Things Foundation – Learn my way:
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services/learn-my-way.html
National Data Bank:
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services/national-databank.html
To recycle old digital devices contact:
hello@digitalpovertyalliance.org
You can also donate devices via the tech appeal:
https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help-and-information/tech-appeal
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