The government intends to publish an information economy
strategy this spring. To help develop the strategy, government are
calling for views and evidence from small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs), both technology based and otherwise.
The term ‘information economy’ is broadly defined and does not
encompass a single sector. For the purposes of this strategy, the
working description of the information economy is ‘the part of the
economy where digital technologies and information combine to drive
productivity and create new growth opportunities across the whole
economy’.
Faster Broadband took a giant step forward today following the
announcement of BDUK''s Umbrella State Aid Notification from the
European Commission. Read
more.
Councillors investigating best practice at
Superfast Cornwall ahead of Worcestershire starting its procurement
activity.
Copies of the Broadband surveys
(residential and business) can be picked up from one of the
Public Roadshows:
Sat 17th Nov, 10:30-2:30 - Outside Connells, Graham Rd, Great
Malvern
Thurs 22nd Nov, 1pm – 4pm – Outside Town Hall, Kidderminster
Sat 24th Nov, 10 – 2pm - Worcester Square, Kingfisher Centre,
Redditch
Fri 30th Nov, 10am – 2pm - outside of Asda Supermarket,
Pershore
If you have any questions - The Broadband
Team will be in the Hive (Worcester) this Thursday
15 Nov 5:30 - 6.30 and in the Six Ways Rugby Club
(Find it in Worcestershire networking event) on Tuesday 20 Nov from
6:45am - 9:30am.
10/11/2012
Thank you to everyone who took time to come
and see us at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre in
Redditch. Next Thursday (15 Nov) we will be at the
Hive in Worcester from 5:30 - 6:30.
10/10/2012
New Demand Registration and Demand Registration Promotional
materials are available for download in the 'In this
section' below.
- An advertorial for residents
- Two advertorials for businesses (one larger and one
smaller)
- Low ink poster
- Forms to be downloaded
- QR code which provides a short cut to the website if people
want to use it in their newsletter
- Last media release.
If you need a larger amount for your community - please email
broadband@worcestershire.gov.uk. All
materials can be downloaded from the
Documents
section of the Broadband website.
07/09/2012
News Release: Moves to fast-track the
roll-out of superfast broadband announced by Culture Secretary
Maria Miller.
21/08/2012
Our first Newsletter has been published on our website and
distributed to all Broadband stakeholders. It contains progress to
date including our work with Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) to
develop the detailed procurement requirements, our current work
with communities to enhance broadband infrastructure through
Sustainable Transport and Green Infrastructure funding and
more.
21/08/2012
Faster Broadband posters, email signature, hard copies of the
survey are available on request. If you need any for your
community - please email
broadband@worcestershire.gov.uk.
The low ink poster can be downloaded from the
Documents
section of the Broadband website.
10/08/2012
Broadband Survey
Responses to the Broadband Survey are coming thick and fast.
We are not stopping there and we continue to encourage everyone to
complete the survey. The more evidence we can demonstrate the
better for the project outcomes. So please show your support for
Faster Broadband by completing our online survey or if you are
completing the survey on behalf of a business, please complete
the Broadband survey for businesses.
Don’t stop there - encourage all your
neighbours, friends and family to complete one too!
01/08/2012
The Open Market Review for the Community Projects has been
launched and will remain open for 4 weeks. The purpose of this
OMR is to assist us with understanding the broadband
infrastructure already in place and where there are plans for
investment in such infrastructure in the coming three years.
More details are available.
11/07/2012
Worcestershire's Local Broadband Plan 'Connecting
Worcestershire' is now available to view!
Redacted version of the Local Broadband Plan is now available
Local Broadband Plan 'Connecting Worcestershire' ( 
PDF 646 KB),
10/07/2012
Residential / Business Surveys
Hundreds of responses have already been received from
Worcestershire's residents and businesses to show demand and
evidence the need for faster Broadband. The Broadband Team would
strongly encourage everyone to fill in our Broadband survey to
support our efforts and demonstrate that Worcestershire does really
want Faster Broadband.
09/07/2012
Broadband Team is coming to Redditch
Worcestershire's Broadband Team together with Worcestershire's
Choose How You Move Team will be in Kingfisher Shopping Centre in
Redditch on Thursday 08/11/2012.
06/07/2012
DEFRA Rural Community Broadband Fund (2nd round) has now
closed!!
Worcestershire County Council have worked hard with a number of
communities on developing their Expressions of Interest for the
DEFRA Rural Community Broadband Fund. We are very pleased that 5
Parishes have successfully submitted their EoIs. It is now a
waiting game until it is announced which Parishes are successful
and will proceed to develop full Business Cases to secure requested
funds for the Broadband Infrastructure.
10/06/2012
Three Counties Showground here we come!
The Broadband team will be at the Three Counties Showground
this weekend. It is a great opportunity to show your support for
Faster Broadband in Worcestershire. The 'Open for Business' stand
will be located on the ground floor in the Linden Suite (part of
the Rural Business Support pavilion).
10/06/2012
Questions and Answers on Facebook
A comprehensive list of Q&As has been published in the notes
section on Facebook so feel free to have a look!! Visit Faster
Broadband for Worcestershire on Facebook: www.facebook.com/broadbandworcs.
10/06/2012
New Broadband Survey is now live!!
Vote for Broadband Survey is now live! Please
take a moment to answer a few questions and get your friends and
neighbours to fill them in too!! Vote for
Broadband.
11/05/2012
Redditch Halfords Tour Series Event here we come!
Worcestershire's Broadband Team together with Worcestershire's
Choose How You Move Team will be in Church Green in Redditch Town
Centre, from 16:00 on Thursday 24.05.2012. We hope to see many
Broadband supporters there!!
10/05/2012
DEFRA Rural Community Broadband Fund
03/05/2012
Worcestershire's residents and businesses have reason to
celebrate with £3.35million being unlocked for the County for
Faster Broadband.
The funding allocation from Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), a
department of central government, is in response to the successful
submission of Worcestershire’s Local Broadband Plan (LBP)
"Connecting Worcestershire."
The £3.35million awarded today is addition to the £8.5million
which has already been pledged as the indicative local authority
allocation with significant further funding anticipated from
private industry.
02/05/2012
Local Broadband Plan (LBP) – 'Connecting Worcestershire' has
been signed off by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media
and Sport!
01/05/2012
Three Counties Showground here we come!
Worcestershire's Broadband Team will be at the Three Counties
Showground near Malvern on 15-17 June 2012. Make sure you pop by to
show your support for Superfast Broadband.
28/04/2012
North West Malvern Consortium (comprise a group
of parishes in the North West of Worcestershire: Bayton, Mamble and
Lindridge, together with the whole of the parishes of Eastham,
Rochford, Hanley, Kyre and Bockleton), Little Witley
Parish as well as Redditch Arc (Crowle,
Feckenham, the southern part of Hanbury, Stock and Bradley Green,
and Tibberton) have been successful in securing funds to bring
faster broadband to their area. Tendering process will commence
shortly and we are hoping to select a supplier by the end of July
2012.
Above Parishes have been identified as 'hard to reach' areas. It
is expected that broadband technology will be put in place to
provide 100% coverage to the identified areas with speeds of up to
30Mbps.
25/04/2012
Have you visited our Facebook Page? We are preparing new
updates, which will be published on Facebook very soon. Go to
www.facebook.com/broadbandworcs
and click Like so you can receive regular project updates.
24/04/2012
We are still looking for people to show support for better
broadband as it's still really important for us and our eventual
partner in the project to have as much information as possible
about the broadband demand.
20/04/2012
Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to show their
support.
This page was last reviewed 9 April 2013 at 11:14.