About
Connecting Bristol is the city’s Digital Partnership. We are a part of Bristol City Council but work closely with the Bristol Partnership, which is the city’s LSP (Local Strategic Partnership).
Our aim is to ensure that Bristol is widely recognised as a creative, smart, green and connected city. Our role is to ensure that inclusive digital participation enables the city to realise its potential. Connecting Bristol grew out of the Government’s Digital Challenge competition. As part of the process Bristol developed a range of assets setting out our bid and vision for the City;
Final bid document | Download pdf
Designed by Nick Hand and Harriet Miller. Illustrations by Joe Magee and Morgan Jones.
The Original Connected City Poster | Download pdf
Designed by Play Nicely.
Supporters Film | View (You Tube) 9:54 mins
Views from the community and stakeholders on Bristol’s Digital Challenge Bid. Produced by Knowle West Media Centre.
Audio Summary | Listen to .wav (10.7MB) | Listen to .mp3 (1.9MB)
Read by Makala Cheung, Press and Communications Officer, Knowle West Media Centre
Film: Brislington City Learning Centre | View (YouTube) 5:08 mins
Reducing our carbon footprint
For the final stage of the Digital Challenge we submitted:
Presentation | Download pdf
Delivered on 19 February in London by Stephen Hilton – Project Lead, Dick Penny – Director Watershed Media Centre, Makala Cheung – Press and Communications Officer, Knowle West Media Centre and Barbara Janke – Council Leader.
Storyboards | Download pdf
3 user journeys. Illustrated by Bristol City Council Corporate Design
Makala’s Story DVD | View (YouTube) 4mins
shown during the presentation on 19 February
A strong and unique outcome of the Government’s Digital Challenge competition is the collaboration that has grown up between Bristol and the other national finalists – Manchester, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Shropshire, Sunderland, Stratford on Avon, Norfolk, Ealing and Hull. The ten have formed an open alliance called DC10plus – the network for change.
Connecting Bristol is active in all areas of the DC10 programme. We are championing a crosscutting, people-focused agenda, which aims to increase digital inclusion, skills and learning, support economic growth and stimulate innovation in public services. We are working with Government to coordinate the network and we host the National Director post. Locally, we are taking forward a diverse set of projects, many of which focus on South Bristol and on reducing environmental impact.
