Digital Equality and NGA

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Digital Equality and NGA

• Vin Sumner
• Connected Neighbourhoods Forum

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CNF Members
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Topics

• Connected Neighbourhood
• Digital Charter
• Digital Plans
• Digital Equality

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Connected Neighbourhood

• A connected neighbourhood provides an essential
  digital platform for the economic, social and
  environmental wellbeing of a place. This
  platform includes the connectivity infrastructure
  that enables the transformation of residents
  lives and meets the needs of our communities

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Digital Charter
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Digital Equality

• Applications
• Healthcare
• Security
• Energy Measurement/Management
• eGovernment
• Serious Games
• Education
• Convergence

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Digital Planning

• Charter --- Describes Context/Principles
• Strategic Objectives
• Joined-up Business Case
• 5 to 10 Year Horizon Plan
• Similar to Physical Master Plans
• Impact Assessment
• Digital Planning Gain

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and so said Goethe and Geldof

• "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the
  chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of
  initiative (and creation), there is one
  elementary truth that ignorance of which kills
  countless ideas and splendid plans that the
  moment one definitely commits oneself, then
  Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur
  to help one that would never otherwise have
  occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the
  decision, raising in one's favour all manner of
  unforeseen incidents and meetings and material
  assistance, which no man could have dreamed would
  have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream
  you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power,
  and magic in it. Begin it now."

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NGA

• Places Plan Now !
• Take Communications Out as Issue !
• The focus on applications !
• The Victorians provided our 20th century
  infrastructure from sewers to hydraulic pumps !
• Time we got on with 21st Century !
• Government needs to bold!

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Thanks!

• Find out more at
• www.connectedneighbourhoods.org.uk
• e vin.sumner_at_clicksandlinks.com