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The Rural Services Network (RSN) is thrilled to announce the National Rural Conference 2024, taking place from 16th to 19th September. This virtual event, accessible via Zoom, is the premier gathering for senior officers, members, policymakers, and rural service professionals.
Further information and booking details can be found here
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To find out more about the speakers click on the following links:
Good Things Foundation
Louise Branch, Community Engagement Manager
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/
Find out about the National Data Bank, here:
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/databank/
Find out more about the Connectivity Guide, here:
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/data-poverty-lab/supporting-people-with-data-connectivity-broadband-and-mobile-data/
BT
Femi Ogunbiyi, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Networks
https://www.bt.com/help/landline/digital-voice-migration
Staffordshire County Council
Cllr Philip Atkins OBE, and Iona McPhee, Digital Infrastructure Co-ordinator
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/
https://gigafaststaffordshire.co.uk/digital-skills
Arqiva
Laurie Patten, Director of Strategy and Regulation
https://www.arqiva.com/
Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/revitalising-rural
RSN Fair Funding Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/fairer-funding-campaign
Shared Rural Network bringing mobile broadband to rural communities:
https://srn.org.uk/
Project Gigabit:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-uk-gigabit-programme
Rural Lens reviews on government policies and strategies:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-lens
RSN Levelling Up Analysis:
Levelling Up Analysis - Rural Services Network (rsnonline.org.uk)
Kovia Consulting Rural Cost of Living research:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/publications/rural-cost-of-living.pdf
RSN Cost of Living Survey, running until 31 March 2023:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Rural_Households_Cost-of-Living
Airband, building ultrafast full fibre broadband for hard-to-reach communities across the country. Find out more here: https://www.airband.co.uk/
Airband Village Hall offer:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/free-broadband-offer-for-village-halls-extended
Mobile UK, working with Government, regulators, civil society and others to harness the power of mobile to improve the lives of customers and the prosperity of the UK as a whole. Find out more here: https://www.mobileuk.org/
Digital Mobile Spectrum, a joint venture of the UK mobile network operators EE, Virgin Media O2, Three and Vodafone with a vision for a disruption free digital life for people across the UK. Find out more, here: https://dmsluk.com/
My Way a fantastic resource for learning essential digital skills:
https://www.learnmyway.com/
Lincs Digital:
https://lincsdigital.org.uk/
National Data Bank:
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/databank/
Connectivity Guide:
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/data-poverty-lab/supporting-people-with-data-connectivity-broadband-and-mobile-data/
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