Connecting South West Conference
Connecting the South West - Harnessing Digital Disruption
On 1 November 2006, the Connecting the South West conference took place at Watershed. You can also view all of the comments and posts on the conference here.
Using Personal Response Systems or hand-held voting systems, we were able to poll the audience to discover that 40% of attendees were from outside of Bristol and that 52% had walked or taken public transport to the conference.
View where attendees were from | View how they travelled to the conference
They also had opportunities to participate in Speakalascope - an interactive video installation asking what technology people can’t live without - and to contribute to our video vox pops:
View Video Vox Pops (Google Video)
View Speakalascope results
Digital Inclusion
Stephen Dodson, Department of Communities and Local Government
View PowerPoint Presentation (23.6Mb) | Listen to presentation (mp3 15.2MB)
Compelling User Experiences
Jonathan Drori, Changing Media
View PowerPoint Presentation (pdf 4.5MB) | Listen to presentation (mp3 39.3MB)
Effective Content
James Farmer, Department of Trade and Industry
View PowerPointPresentation (pdf 115.8KB) | Listen to presentation (mp3 13.4MB)
Panel Discussion and questions from morning session
Listen to panel discussion (mp3 46.9MB)
What Will Learning Be Like in the Future?
Ayleen Driver, Bristol City Council Children and Young People’s Services
Listen to presentation (mp3 20MB) | View Film (Google Video)
Connecting Bristol Overview
Dick Penny, Watershed and Stephen Hilton, Bristol City Council
View PowerPoint Presentation (pdf 1.6MB) | Listen to presentation (mp3 20.1MB)
The conference was split into four workshops who were asked to come up with a list of the top priorities for their areas. These were then taken back to the main group and voted on using Personal Response Systems. The workshop themes, the priorities identified and how they were ranked can be seen below:
Connectivity
How can stakeholders across the region work together to ensure that no one is disadvantaged through lack of access to an affordable digital connection?
View Priority Areas and Results
Compelling Content
How can we work together with communities to develop content and services that are relevant and of high value?
View Priority Areas and Results
Skills and Knowledge
How can we share and build up on the wealth of digital knowledge, creativity and expertise that exists in the Southwest region?
View Priority Areas and Results | View Notes from Workshop
Technology and the Environment
How can we harness technology to lead to lasting, sustainable benefits?
View Priority Areas and Results | View Notes from Workshop
Comments»
Roz Hall from Knowle West Media Centre has written a response to the conference at http://www.connectingbristol.org/2006/11/02/conference-comments/
Readers of this page may like to look at http://www.bristolwireless.net/news/?p=239 for a personal view of one delegate.