NGA on the way
19 November 2009
Earlier this week, I attended the latest and largest (260 participants) event on next generation access organised by the Community Broadband Network. This was a one and a half day conference at the Royal Armories.
As a member of the Communications Consumer Panel, I was pleased that the Minister mentioned the Panel's latest review of local NGA schemes (PDF 114KB, opens in a new window) and that another speaker, Graeme Dent of Digital Region, showed the Panel video on the experience of the NGA schemes in Utah and Nuenen.
I chaired a workshop on digital inclusion addressed by Jillian Pitt of Consumer Focus, Vicki Hanson of Dundee University, and Martin Cantor of Barnsley Council.
At the conference, there was a palpable sense of excitement that NGA is now happening and that local schemes have a vital role to play with the largest of these (Digital Region) being in the host region for the event.