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Bristol is ready for Carter’s Digital Britain…

by Stephen Hilton 15/06/2009 in Bristol

On the eve of Lord Carter’s final Digital Britain Report our latest city data shows that Bristol’s residents are ready and waiting… 3 in every 4 are already regular Internet users who have used the Web in the last week.
Residents are most likely to access the Web at Home (76% in the last 6 months), [...]

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What’s your average speed?

by Bryn 05/05/2009 in Connectivity

Putting your megabit numbers into context ….
A study released in January 2009 by Ofcom revealed that the average broadband speed was just 3.6MB (megabits) per second. This is a fast enough connection to listen to audio and watch video, however over 60% of UK consumers currently subscribe to packages promising speeds of up [...]

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Bringing NGA to businesses

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Houston Spencer, Vice President, Solutions & Marketing Alcatel-Lucent, North Europe has been speaking to the delegates about how technology is changing in the way that it’s being used and deployed and how this opportunity can be used to enrich people’s lives by transforming the way they communicate and opening up opportunities for the current and [...]

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Next Gen Bristol 09

by Stephen Hilton 09/02/2009 in Bristol

Next Generation Access (NGA) networks offer the possibility of very high-speed broadband connectivity of a magnitude far greater than anything that has been widely experienced in the UK.
Sponsored by CBN and Alcatel Lucent and supported by Connecting Bristol. Next Gen Bristol 09 is a one-day event, which will be held in central Bristol on 31st [...]

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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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Citizens Show Government a Better Way

by Stephen Hilton 11/11/2008 in People

Show us a Better Way is part of the Government’s Power of Information Review.
Over the last few months, Show Us a better Way has encouraged citizens to suggest creative ideas about how public information might be shared and used more effectively.
The winners have just been announced…
Can I recycle it?
UK Cycling
Catchment Areas
Location of Postboxes (in rural [...]

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PM announces New Educational Technology Allowances

by Kevin 23/09/2008 in People

In his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester this afternoon Gordon Brown unveiled a £300m scheme aimed at ensuring every child in the country has access to a PC and connectivity at home.
There are currently 1.4 million school pupils who don’t have internet access from home. The Prime Minister said “We want [...]

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Green ICT in Practice

by Stephen Hilton 03/09/2008 in Bristol

Gary Hird, graduate of the Cranfield IT Leadership Programme and a member of the IT Leadership Forum has just written a book on Green IT in Practice
it is available from Amazon
All author royalties are being donated to charity: 50% to an environmental charity called Global Action Plan, and 50% to the charity Myositis Support [...]

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TalkTalk Launches Innovation in the Community Grant Scheme

by Stephen Hilton 01/07/2008 in Bristol

Do you know a project that could benefit from a £2,000 technology grant?
Charities and community groups from across the UK are being invited to apply for money for technology products and services through TalkTalk’s new Innovation in the Community Awards scheme.
TalkTalk, the communications company from The Carphone Warehouse, is continuing its commitment to making broadband [...]

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