Digital Wales: Connecting People, Services, and Opportunities

1. Delivering a Digital Wales April 2011 Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights ESRC Research Seminar Series www.cymru.gov.uk

2. “ 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. “ www.cymru.gov.uk

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4. Social patterns Technology trends • Integration of wifi and cell networks • ‘Internet of things’ • Battery technology • … • multiple devices • data on the move • personal technology in work • ‘App’ downloads • ... www.cymru.gov.uk Policy Framework Regulation • 4G spectrum auctions, 2012 • Mobile cost reduction, 2012-14 • … • UK Superfast Broadband, [date] • EU digital agenda, May 2010 • …

5. fast moving agenda(in the 2 weeks) • 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 2014. [17-March] www.cymru.gov.uk

6. challenges are not unique to Wales www.cymru.gov.uk Source: A digital Agenda for Europe

7. digital Wales – challenges www.cymru.gov.uk

8. 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.” 1 digital inclusion www.cymru.gov.uk

9. 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.” 2 digital public services www.cymru.gov.uk

10. 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” 3 digital economy www.cymru.gov.uk • 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

11. 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.” www.cymru.gov.uk

12. 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 2020 www.cymru.gov.uk

13. digital Wales www.cymru.gov.uk

14. Delivering a Digital Wales April 2011 Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights ESRC Research Seminar Series www.cymru.gov.uk www.wales.gov.uk/digitalwales