The Next Re-Generation

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The Next Re-Generation

• Making it so
• Stephen Dodson
• National Director DC10plus
• Adviser to CLG Digital Inclusion Policy Team

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DC10plus
The DC10plus collaboration grew out of the
Governments Digital Challenge competition. The
network links urban and rural authorities.

• DC10plus Founder Members
• Birmingham Shropshire
• Bristol
• Ealing
• Hull
• Manchester
• Milton Keynes
• Norfolk
• Nottingham
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Sunderland

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The DC10plus Inclusion Network

• Expanded to
• 850 members drawn from public, private, third,
  academic and think tank sectors.
• Forefront of discussion on digital inclusion and
  innovation.
• Influenced policy and supported new projects for
  example the 198 NI tool-kit
• Gives an opportunity for practitioners to
  exchange ideas, good and next practice examples
  on how technology can be used to tackle social,
  economic
• and environmental issues.

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DC10plus is championing a forward looking,
citizen focused agenda for ICT.
Education Jobs Healthcare Civic
Participation Carbon Reduction
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"In today's society, access to information by all
citizens is a right as well as a condition for
prosperity.
It is neither morally acceptable nor
economically sustainable to leave millions of
people behind, unable to use Information and
Communications Technologies to their advantage,"
Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information
Society and Media. 30/11/07
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DC10plus is leading the way nationally and
regionally to create a digitally inclusive
society, where everyone has easy access to ICT
skills, hardware fast connectivity - and feels
confident and at ease in the digital world
Digital technologies impact on almost every
aspect of modern society, creating huge social
benefits. They can improve how we work, how we
are entertained, how we communicate with each
other, the healthcare available to us, and how
information and knowledge can be brought together
and used for our benefit. We now take for granted
the technologies that give us these new
opportunities. Our lives have been transformed by
technology. Right Hon Paul Murphy MP October
2008
http//www.communities.gov.uk/communities/digitali
nclusion/
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Out-of-the-loop

• 27 don't yet have a digital TV, and 26 of those
  who do, have non-interactive forms of Digital
  Terrestrial TV

• 11 don't have a mobile
• phone

33 of UK households don't have a home computer
23 of children have never accessed the internet
from home and 29 lack such access
39 of adults in the UK don't use the internet

• 47 - do not want to, do not need to or have no
  interest

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The Drivers for new approaches to Digital
Regeneration
Economic Opportunity
Social Inclusion
Service Delivery
Environmental Opportunity
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Service Delivery
Transformational Government - Varney

• Citizen centric
• ensuring that public services are centred on the
  needs and experiences of citizens
• encouraging integration and responsiveness to the
  diverse needs of citizens - to be achieved
  through cross sector collaboration.

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Economic opportunity

• 130 billion of UK business conducted over the
  Internet (2006)
• 7 out of 10 businesses communicate with customers
  via their website
• 17 million adults manage their finances online
• 50 of online 16-24 year olds use social
  networks
• 6.1 million residents of Second Life
• 20.4 million UK homes have digital TV
• Britons send 1billion text messages every week

• Benefits of 35-85bn over five years could be
  generated if society would be made more
  inclusive, websites more accessible and broadband
  internet made available to all EU citizens.

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Environmental Opportunity
If we develop and apply ICT badly, it could add
to the worlds problems. It could devour energy
and accelerate climate change, worsen inequality
for those who do not have access and increase
pollution and resource use by encouraging ever
more frenetic consumerism. If we apply ICT well,
the rewards could be enormous. It could help to
enhance creativity and innovation to solve our
problems, build communities, give more people
access to goods and services and use precious
resources much more efficiently. We have the
capacity - through our decisions on how we
produce, buy, use and apply ICT - secure enormous
social and economic benefits. These might include
energy savings through monitoring and managing
energy use, creating more efficient transport
systems, reducing travel needs through electronic
commerce, video-conferencing and other forms of
electronic transactions. Producing fewer physical
products that consume finite resources and
increasing interaction between people and
organisations.
Forum for the Future March 2007 Connected ICT
and sustainable development
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Social Inclusion - falling through the net

• An estimated 22 of the population (11.3M) people
  are socially excluded
• They suffer three or more disadvantages such as
• Unemployment
• Living in workless households
• No qualifications
• Social housing
• Overcrowded
• Poor mental health
• Poor health
• Living alone
• Lacking consumer durables
• or enduring financial stress.

HOW MUCH !! - 57.7Billion a Year
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The Three Cs
C
onnectivity
C
apability
C
ontent
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It really isnt about the technology, it is about
effective and collaborative partnership
Private Sector

• Housing providers
• Local authorities
• Businesses
• Health services
• Education
• GOs
• RDAs

Citizen need Consumer Demand
Social Enterprise
Voluntary Community Sector
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• Shared understanding and intelligent
  application of technology
• Grass roots collaboration social innovation
• How to embed sustainability, innovation
• environmental issues
• Increased capacity building across sectors
• More effective and efficient use of shared
  resources

This approach gives us
A shared vision for radical change
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Focused work streams for delivering Digital
Inclusion
Flexible Working and ICT
Community Capacity Building
Independent Living
Next Generation Broadband Access
Digital Environment and Green ICT
Digital Switchover
Regional Engagement Connected Neighbourhoods
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Leading the way
Digital Inclusion as a driver Public service
transformation Health Business
Opportunities Next Generation Access Provides
opportunities Skills Education
Employment Innovation and leadership for the
rest of the country
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Building Digital Britain through inclusion.


Communities Building Capacity
Digital Switchover Convergence
Flexible Working Worklessness

Next Gen Connectivity
Independent Living
Digital Environment
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Connected communities means transformed lives

• A fully interconnected community
• A thriving economy
• Greater choice of service and how those services
  are delivered
• 24/7 service response
• Learning and creative individuals and communities
• Active civic engagement and good governance
• A cleaner, greener, safer environment

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So make it so

• and lets boldly go..

Thank You Stephen.dodson_at_dc10plus.net www.dc10plus
.net