Delivering a Digital Wales April 2011 Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights ESRC Research Seminar Series

“ Digital Wales is our agenda for delivering a brighter digital future for everyone in Wales. It will help deliver digital skills for everyone, improved online public services, faster infrastructure and enhanced mobile coverage. Through Digital Wales we’re committed to a smarter, better connected society and economy. “

Social Patterns Technology trends Regulation Policy Framework Welsh Challenges Good Practice

Social patterns Technology trends Regulation Policy Framework  Integration of wifi and cell networks  ‘Internet of things’  Battery technology  …  multiple devices  data on the move  personal technology in work  ‘App’ downloads ...  4G spectrum auctions, 2012  Mobile cost reduction,  …  UK Superfast Broadband, [date]  EU digital agenda, May 2010  …

Rupert Murdoch’s iPad newspaper, The Daily, will be available in the UK within months, depending on when Apple's new online subscription model becomes available in this country. [16-March] Google owned YouTube has acquired Ireland based digital video technology firm Green Parrot (founded in 2005 by Professor from Trinity College in Dublin), in a bid to bring cutting-edge video quality improvement technology to the video sharing platform. [16-March] Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has demanded that mobile providers cut the fees they charge to connect other networks and landlines to their services (4.18p per minute down to 0.69p by [17-March] fast moving agenda (in the 2 weeks)

Source: A digital Agenda for Europe challenges are not unique to Wales

digital Wales – challenges

1 digital inclusion 34% of the adult population still do not enjoy the benefits that digital technology offers “A digitally inclusive, sustainable society - empowering all citizens to be able to take advantage of digital technologies to enhance their quality of life.”

2 digital public services local government service transaction costs face-to-face £10.53 phone £3.39 online £0.08 less than a quarter of the population makes use of online public services. “Delivering public services that meet rising public expectations and are citizen- or customer-focused, effective and efficient and less costly.”

3 digital economy We have some dynamic digital sector businesses already in Wales: Some 37,000 people employed in Creative + ICT. At the same time, less than 40% of our SMEs actually sell on-line. “Promoting growth through wide scale application, innovation, commercialisation and exploitation of digital technologies by Welsh businesses” Strong link to Economic Renewal Increasing competitiveness of key sectors through digital technology exploitation Developing Wales' ICT and Creative Industries sectors Fostering more R&D in ICT / Creative Strong link to Economic Renewal Increasing competitiveness of key sectors through digital technology exploitation Developing Wales' ICT and Creative Industries sectors Fostering more R&D in ICT / Creative

4 digital skills Our universities are partnering on some of the most exciting, cutting-edge projects in the world including the £40million High Performance Computing project. One in six Welsh employers still consider the IT skills of their employees below the minimum standard. “From basic digital and media literacy for all, to specialist ICT skills for industry, ensuring the people in Wales have the necessary skills and competencies is crucial.”

5 digital infrastructure Ensuring Wales has globally competitive, flexible, forward - looking digital infrastructure All businesses in Wales will have access to super fast broadband by the middle of 2016 / all households by the middle of

digital Wales

Delivering a Digital Wales April 2011 Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights ESRC Research Seminar Series