The idea of the report is to lay a framework for future development of the digital media industry in britain. Putting users at the heart of governments digital services summary 1 this report is about the governments strategy for moving public services to digital by default, published in november 2012. Bsg response to interim digital britain report final. National infrastructure commission report data for the public good 3 foreword advances in technology have always transformed our lives and indeed whole industries such as banking and retail. The report highlights where we are on the path to a digitalfirst britain, and provides a timely reminder of the steps required to ensure future success. It discusses a number of different things that the government wants to do for the future of britains digital industry, ranging from telecoms, through radio, television, broadband and, as we discussed this morning, intellectual property. The interim report response by the iab digital britain.
The digital economy act, which ushers the uk into the digital age, received royal assent on 8 april 2010. The reports steering board is drawing on expertise from across government, industry and regulators and has invited further contributions since publication of the interim report on january 29th 2009. On 16 june the government published the digital britain report, its strategic vision for ensuring that the uk is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. Last month, the uk department for culture, media, and sport released digital britain, a report regarding the future of communications infrastructure in the uk, how to deal with challenges of a digital economy such as infringement, and containing policy recommendations regarding. The digital britain report was a policy document published in 2009, which outlined the united kingdom governments strategic vision for ensuring that the country is at the leading edge of the global digital economy the digital economy act 2010 was one of the outcomes of this policy. Lord stephen carter pictured has acknowledged a lack of content about consumer issues such as privacy, internet neutrality and behavioural targeting within januarys interim digital britain report. The digital britain report aims to be a guidepath for how britain can sustain its position as a leading digital economy and society.
The select committee on digital skills was appointed by the house of lords on 12 june 2014 to consider and report on information and communications technology, competitiveness and skills in the united kingdom. Open web application security project owasp digital. In the same way, sensors, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning can transform the way we use and manage our national infrastructure. The digital britain report is jointly resourced by the department for. The digital britain report was a policy document published in 2009, which outlined the united. The digital built britain strategy builds on the achievements of the level 2 bim programme. The bsg welcomes the opportunity to comment on the interim digital britain report idbr. Response to interim digital britain report 12 march 2009 introduction 1.
Membership the members of the select committee on digital skills were. Culture is digital pdf for download and print pdf, 4. We represent nearly 500 companies engaged in interactive digital. Putting users at the heart of governments digital services digital britain 2.
Data for the public good national infrastructure commission. In 2011 they published the digital britain one report pdf, 556kb, which recommended five lessons that informed the newly created government digital service gds. Britain is striving to be at the forefront of digital innovation, including having complete broadband coverage across the. Ofcom, in its report on the future of public service broadcasting which fed into digital britain, also said that c4 could potentially benefit from a. The uk government has commissioned a report on digital britain concerning how to place britain at the forefront of the global digital economy. April 20, 2010 uk steps towards digital britain with the. Make or break the uks digital future parliament publications. Digital britain final report june 2009 digital literacy. Digital britain report gets muted support network world. We have previously provided an overview of the key proposals outlined in the digital britain report that are likely to be of interest to businesses. This package of work is designed to help policymakers, industry and research. In 2011 they published the digital britain one report pdf, 556kb, which recommended five lessons that.
The digital britain report is jointly resourced by the department for business, innovation and skills bis and the department for culture, media and sport dcms and draws on expertise from across government, industry and regulators. Building britains future sets out the practical action we will take to build a stronger, fairer and more prosperous country. Introduction the internet advertising bureau iab is the uk trade body for the online advertising industry. To highlight opportunities and areas of concern to socitm members, particularly the local impact of the reports proposals. The final digital britain report was published in june as to set out the governments final proposals and updating an interim version that has been published in january this year. The act introduces many measures contained in the digital britain white paper report, which set out the governments vision for britain s digital future. The interim report response by the internet advertising bureau iab 1. Below is the summary and full final collated report of all the digital britain unconference events, in reponse to the digital britain interim report to add your support to the digital britain unconference report please consider doing the following by 16th june when the government. This has allowed projects such as cross rail, the 2012 olympics, cookham wood prison and a whole host of other projects to refine our approach, deliver the standards, methods and tools.
To comment on lord carters final digital britain report go to this blog post. The digital britain report benefits from the guidance of a voluntary steering board of industry experts. The digital britain report addresses a broad range of issues relating to the state of the uks digital economy and the communications infrastructure that underpins it. The digital britain report is the uk governments strategic vision for ensuring that the uk is at the leading edge of the global digital economy including how it will deal with unauthorized file. As the uk looks to forge a new future as global britain, the continued success of the digital sectors will be essential for jobs and growth. It would be a body with public service at its heart, but one which is able. In the final digital britain report, we will establish whether a longterm and sustainable second public service organisation providing competition for quality to the bbc can be defined and designed, drawing in part on channel 4s assets and a recast remit.
Digital britain report and orphan works martins blog. June 2019 progress report for download and print pdf, 2. As soon as we have a pdf or electronic copy of the report we will be putting it up on the digital britain unconference website. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. There are, however, many challenges that must be properly addressed in order for the country to retain its.
Developing the capabilities for a digital built britain. The final digital britain report 1 was published in june as a more comprehensive offering than the interim version from january this year. The strategy incorporated data on 1,298 users from a government survey in august 2012 as data on citizens and small and medium sized. The issues raised in the report have been rising up the policy agenda for some time, however the. Watch live as lord carter unveils the long awaited digital britain final report at the icc regional launch and debate. Putting users at the heart of governments digital services. Digital vision for digital britain a digital economy that works for everyone a digital britain working better together innovation for the nation total transformation in action a new data revolution. Putting users at the heart of governments digital services there is scope for greater use of online public services but there are still significant numbers of people who cannot go online or do not wish to do so. Speaking at todays digital britain summit, lord carter, the author of the report, conceded the interim report leant heavily towards infrastructure and capability. The digital britain report has received wide spread support from itfocused organisations, but many feel that its core recommendation a minimum speed broadband available to all. The ability of individuals and businesses to take advantage of the internet varies significantly across the oecd area as well as between oecd and nonmember countries. Digital britain must also address issues of huge importance to. The report includes findings from a large piece of independent fieldwork that the nao commissioned to find out more about the uks online preferences and capabilities. This is a marked departure from the view expressed in the interim.
The report, available for download at the bottom of this page, details three areas where the digital economy is most at risk from the impact of brexit market access and digital trade, access to. On behalf of the centre i am pleased to present this summary of our capability framework and research agenda for a digital built britain. The report states that universal, rather than merely widespread, broadband underpins the economic impetus for digital britain. The act, which has been the subject of much controversy, in particular over. The digital britain final report is one of the central policy commitments in the governments building britains future plan and draft legislative programme. There are, however, many challenges that must be properly addressed in order for the country to retain its position as one of the worlds digital leaders. So, the government has just released its digital britain green paper. At 245 pages long the report is potentially momentous and farreaching. The uk governments vision for a 21st century digital economy july 07, 2009. Uk businesses and households have embraced the opportunities and advantages of cyberspace and digital technology. The digital britain report sets out the governments plans across a broad range of communications technologies to ensure britains communications infrastructure and content remain as competitive, inclusive and forwardlooking as possible. It focuses the energy and mission of the government in the year ahead on three clear priorities.
The structure of the final report has completely changed from that of the interim report and is now set out in ten separate sections on being digital, competitive infrastructure, digital radio, creative industries, public service. Digitalbritainfinalreportjun09 urn 09\1026 digital. Ben bradshaw introduces the report in the house of commons at 3. Digital britain report gets muted support computerworld. Digital britain two government digital service gds blog. That digital britain report in full mandatory dab, seedcorn for megatelcos, etc. Some unconference organisers will be attending the official launch of the final digital britain report with lord carter at the rsa today. The bbc executives response to digital britain the interim report. We are at an inflection point in technology, in capability and in demand. This report received a lot of coverage in the press because it. The digital divide reflects various differences among and within countries. However, the british library would maintain that in the recent past the debate on has been too heavily focused on infringement in the music and the consumer industries.