Rural Digital Connectivity
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
22 Jun 2020
HAPS to boost rural connectivity
Advanced Television reports that a scientist at Liverpool Hope University has called for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) to form part of all future pandemic strategic planning, to ensure that...
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15 Jun 2020
New digital platform launched to support small organisations – Digital Boost
A new free-of-charge online platform that brings together leaders of small businesses and charities with a community of digital expert volunteers launched in the UK today. Digitalboost.org.uk is on a mission to help small...
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08 Jun 2020
Gigabit Rural Broadband Voucher Scheme
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is offering vouchers to those in rural communities who are disadvantaged by poor broadband Gigabit-capable broadband connections offer the fastest and most...
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08 Jun 2020
Cash payments fall 15 percent as half of all UK transactions done on card
Just 23 percent of all purchases made in the UK last year involved cash, according to a new report published by Yahoo Finance Cash payments have declined by 15 percent...
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11 May 2020
Getting rural Britain back to work – Rural Coalition
The Rural Services network, alongside other members of the Rural Coalition, have written to George Eustice (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to warn against Government applying a rigid...
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11 May 2020
Evidence session on the impact of the ‘digital divide’ during the Covid-19 crisis launched
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has announced it will be hosting an evidence session on Friday on the impact of the ‘digital divide’ in accessing online support during the...
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11 May 2020
RSN to host first online seminar
The Rural Services Network is to host it’s first online seminar on 19th May for members of it’s organisation The ‘usual’ seminar programme of 7 events, one in each region...
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11 May 2020
One in 10 rural English and Welsh properties don’t have superfast broadband option
Several outlets report on the fact that fibre is ‘the key to productivity’ for rural businesses, yet one in 10 rural English and Welsh properties don’t have a superfast broadband...
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11 May 2020
Fears children ‘being left behind’ due to lockdown digital divide
ITV reports on fears that in some rural areas, pupils are missing out on home-schooling during lockdown due to poor internet access The data, which was part of a study...
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04 May 2020
Rural internet users want faster broadband speeds for homeworking
The Telegraph reports on the increasing numbers of internet users who are attempting to change to faster providers due to outages caused while people are working from home during the...
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