Has anybody visited LocalGovTV? It’s a really useful online TV channel where you can watch interviews/short films etc about government initiatives.
If like us you are interested in high-speed broadband developments you should watch ‘Engaging communities through high-speed broadband – Interview with Richard Steel, President of Socitm’.
You can go straight to the interview by following this link, you will need to register some details but it should only take a few minutes.
http://www.localgov.tv/cgi-bin/details.pl?action=pre&id=610
Here is a more detailed description to the video.
At the recent Cabinet Office’s Tower 09 Conference, Minister for Digital Engagement Tom Watson highlighted the importance of embracing digital technology in order to keep delivering the best public services.
In this interview, Richard Steel, President of Socitm, shares his vision for a digital future and advises on how effective collaboration between Councils and the private sector will ensure digital engagement within Communities.
He also identifies the importance of easy to use IT solutions to enable digital engagement across the generations.
