To have and have not: the rural digital divide fact or fiction ?

Next gen09 ;Audrey Roy

Commission for Rural Communities.

Mind the Gap

• CRC’s input into the Digital Britain process

• The first empirical national study of broadband in rural areas

What’s the problem in rural areas ?

Rural Economy fails to reach it’s potential

Education and learning is not optimised

Lack of access to cultural & social opportunities, and e-government services.

What’s the story for Rural broadband ?

Gaps

Speed

The harsh reality

Hypothesis:“60% of the English population might get superfast broadband from commercial operators”

And this is where they

live!

And this is where they

live!

A

There are a lot of gaps !

Why is access to digital Technology so important to our daily lives ?

Internet Shopping & Travel

Entertainment

Questions