The National Rural Conference 2025 – Rural Connectivity

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Rural Connectivity

The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network “RSN Introduction to Rural Connectivity” (Download presentation here) – View Kerry Booth’s biography here

Cllr Nick Oliver, Cabinet Lead for Finance and Value for Money and Chris Thompson, Director of Digital and IT, Northumberland Council “Rural Digital Inclusion: Blueprint to Delivery, Northumberland” (Download presentation here) – View Nick Oliver’s biography here – View Chris Thompson’s biography here

Chris Hockley, Head of Engagement, Digital Voice Programme, BT “An update on the UKs Digital Phone Switchover” (Download presentation here) – View Chris Hockley’s biography here

Bryn Jones, Director, Shared Rural Network “The Shared Rural Network – enabling mobile connectivity through collaboration” (Download presentation here) – View Bryn Jones’ biography here

Lianne Williams, Strategy, Policy and Engagement Advisor, Government Digital Service “GOV.UK One Login: Making it easier to access government services online” (Download presentation here) – View Lianne Williams’ biography here

Clare Evans, Director of Transformation, Tewkesbury Borough Council “Transforming Tewkesbury Borough through digital and data” (Download presentation here) – View Clare Evans’ biography here

An AI generated summary of this session can be downloaded below:

Useful links from the session:

RSN Delivering for All Campaign
https://rsnonline.org.uk/delivering-for-all

Project Gigabit
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-uk-gigabit-programme

OFCOM Connected Nations Reports
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/infrastructure-research/

Streetwave
https://streetwave.co/

BT Digital Voice
https://www.bt.com/help/landline/what-is-digital-voice-and-how-can-i-get-it-

BT Connected Together
https://www.bt.com/about/all-ip/connected-together

Mova
https://movauk.com/

Restore TV
https://restoretv.uk/

Shared Rural Network
https://srn.org.uk/

GOV.UK One Login
https://www.sign-in.service.gov.uk/getting-started

GOV.UK One Login Help
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/help-someone-use-govuk-one-login

Digital Inclusion Action Plan
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/digital_inclusion_action_plan_first_steps.pdf

Good Things Foundation
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/

Digital Poverty Alliance
https://digitalpovertyalliance.org/

GRCC Charity hopes to remove rural ‘digital poverty’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30pgdv558qo

Elderly villagers are taught how to use smartphones
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3w55wzx1eo

Digital Champions
https://www.mobileuk.org/digital-champions

Rural Connectivity Accelerator
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rural-connectivity-accelerator-programme-projects

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