david holt nextgen 2009

Digital RegionNextGen 09 Conference

David HoltChief Executive Officer

Digitally Transforming South Yorkshire

Digital Region StrategyFirst major regional 'Superfast Broadband' in the UK,

bringing:

- removing the digital divide - improved access to businesses and public sector services- attracting new investment and new jobs into the region


The Digital Region Project! One of the largest public sector - led open broadband initiatives in the world to transform South Yorkshire

! Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffieldand Rotherham

!1.3 million citizens, 546,000 homesand 40,000 businesses


Transformational Agenda

Economic

Social


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South Yorkshire Coverage


97% Coverage

Service Coverage

Core Exchanges

The Network

Sheffield Barnsley

Doncaster Rotherham

Homes

Business


Next Gen Service Environment

!Multimedia Communications

! Enhanced services

! Converged Communications & Entertainment


! Need significant download and upload speeds to be well placed for future applications

! For businesses:

! For the public sector:

! For households:

Next Gen Business Dynamic


UK TODAY DIGITAL REGION

UploadAverage overall 0.4 Mbit/s


ACCESS SPEED

Digital Hype or Digital Region!!!

Typically 25 Mbits/sDownloadAverage 3.6 Mbit/s speed

Typically 10 Mbit/s

The Competitive Advantage! Digital Region will deliver a !"#$%&'()"'*)+)""),-broadband access which is !'more than- capable for future applications

! We will deliver this across the entire region


Implications of this initiative


Skills and LearningHealthy and CaringSafer, Cleaner and Greener

Equality of OpportunityAchieving ExcellenceProtecting the Environment

A Prosperous Place where people want to invest

The Digital Region

Thank You


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