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It aims to help and support its members by:
- Advancing the place-shaping and futures agenda in their own stakeholder communities.
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Connected Places event - 14th December 2009
At this event we examined the implications of the Government’s ‘Digital Britain’ agenda and related plans for
universal broadband access. Key to the debate was how to utilise ICT in order to deliver local strategic priorities and realise the potential of enhanced connectivity to help achieve long-term visions for places.
All of the presentations from the day are now available below, alongside a brief summary of the event's content. For further information please contact events@localfutures.com.
 Summary of speaker presentations
Presentations
'The geography of connectivity' - John Fisher, Director, Local Futures
'Connecting Places' - Simon Yellowley, Director Strategic Development, British Telecom
'Promoting social inclusion through the use of technology' - Stephen Dodson, National Director DC10Plus Network
'Delivering the Digital Region' - Robert Ling, Business Improvement Manager, Yorkshire Forward
'Connecting Sunderland' - Stephen Gowland, Digital Challenge Programme Director, Sunderland City Council
'Digital Britain' - Mark Swarbrick, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Please also have a look at the video which is a summary of the one-day Digital Britain Summit, held on 17 April 2009 at the British Library. This Summit brought together key organisations and individuals to debate how best to equip Britain for a digital future.
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