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South Bristol Digital Neighbourhoods Launches Today at Knowle West Media Centre

by Stephen Hilton 02/04/2009 in Bristol
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Three local NextGen case studies

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Bristol

Pete Fern from Bristol Wireless, a social enterprise, was first up on the podium to speak about interconnectivity and community cohesion, focusing on the communities that are on the fixed wireless network: Easton Community Centre, where Bristol Wireless started, St Werbergs, The Trinity Centre, Hamilton House and the Cube Microplex here at the Watershed.
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NextGen benefits and uses

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Ayleen Driver has been speaking about the Building Schools for the Future project and how it will impact positively on education, with pupils eligible for the Home Grant Access qualifying for a free computer and free connectivity for a year, something that NGA can support.
Clare Reddington of Bristol Pervasive Media Lab is explaining how the [...]

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Next Generation Access across the South West

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Jon Baker from Devon County Council outlined the reasons why NGA is important to Devon – it’s a very rural county, with dispersed communities in remote areas that have difficulty accessing services.  Getting people animated about what NGA can do for them and their businesses is very important here, as is getting corporate commitment.  With [...]

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NextGen Bristol: Speakers Photo

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Caption: Left to Right
David Bishop (Strategic Director of City Development – Bristol City Council), Clare Reddington (Pervasive Media Studio), Stephen Hilton (Connecting Bristol), Council Leader Barbara Janke, Brian Condon (Community Broadband Network.)

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NextGen Vision for Bristol

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Bristol

Barbara Janke, Leader of Bristol City Council, has opened the event by extending a warm welcome to all the delegates and wishing them a successful day.
David Bishop, Strategic Director of City Development, Bristol City Council, is outlining the vision for Bristol as a connected city.   He has explained that digital connectivity has an important role [...]

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NextGen Roadshow in Bristol today

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Bristol

We’re almost ready to start.
The video link is http://www.bristol.public-i.tv/site/player/index.php?a=23770.
Here’s the schedule for the morning:
 
*     10:00 Welcome by the Leader of Bristol City Council – Barbara Janke
*     10:05 ‘Vision for Bristol as a Connected City’ -  David Bishop – Strategic Director of City Development, Bristol City Council
*    10:15 ‘Can We Do it? Yes, We Can!’  Brian [...]

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Bristol Techno Footprint Green ICT – Workshop & Webinars

by Stephen Hilton 06/02/2009 in Bristol

We are pleased to invite you to help finalise the Techno Footprint project.
What is a Techno Footprint?
In partnership with The Carbon Trust, Connecting Bristol and Bristol City Council Sustainable City Team have been working with ESD Ltd. to develop a way of understanding and visualising how business-use of ICT adds to local carbon emissions. [...]

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Helping the non-line get online

by Kevin 16/01/2009 in People

If you are reading this the likelihood is that you’re fairly comfortable using technology to navigate your way around the web. Its estimated though that around 30% of the population don’t have the confidence or capability to take advantage of the benefits of belonging to the online community.
The Post Office have released a free Internet [...]

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