Positive Change: Creating Real Impact

 Michael Edson – Smithsonian Institution ◦ The Dark Matter of the Internet ◦

 Rachel Neaman – Go ON UK ◦ Digital Inclusion – the big mission ◦ 1 in 5 adults in UK lack basic digital skills ◦ 25% of new jobs are advertised online only ◦ Only 30% of UK small businesses capable of marketing and selling goods online ◦ Based on current trends the UK won’t meet the EU target for the number of businesses operating online by 2015

 New Blueprints for Libraries  Technology Innovation and Impact  Content Innovation

 Technology futures– Brian Kelly ◦ NMC Horizon Report 2014 (Library Edition)  Real-world tech – making a difference with 3D printers – Heather Moorefield-Lang and Maureen Hood

 Marketing and Impact  Search and Discovery  Closer to Communities and Customers

 Co-creation, co-operation & communities – David Gill (Solihull life in a day) ◦ ◦

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