Digital Britain is IT possible ?

“It is not the strongest of that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most

adaptable to change.”Stephen DodsonNational Director – DC10plus Network &Independent Adviser to UK Government on Inclusion and Innovation

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It is neither morally acceptable nor economically sustainable to leave millions of people behind, unable to use Information and Communications Technologies to their advantage,"

"In today's society, access to information by all citizens is a right as well as a condition for prosperity.

Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media. 30/11/07

The Imperative...

A lesson from the Netherlands

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The drivers for new approaches for a digital inclusive society

Economic Opportunity

Social Inclusion

Service Delivery

Environmental Opportunity

It really isn’t about the technology, it is about effective and collaborative

partnership

Private Sector

Voluntary & Community Sector

Social EnterpriseCitizen need & Citizen need & Consumer DemandConsumer Demand

Housing providers

Local authorities

Health services Education RIEP’s GO’s RDA’s OGD’s

The Four C’s

CC

onnectivity

apability

ontentC

Building the new city

advanced e-infrastructures (connectivity)

creativity and innovation (content)

social networking (capability)

new business models (cost)

So make IT happen

“It is not the strongest of that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

Thank YouStephen.dodson@dc10plus.net

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