Brighton & Hove Digital City

By Jim Gunther


Jim Gunther is Regeneration Partner, on secondment from BT and assisting development of the Brighton and Hove Digital City http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/digitalcity/


Digital City Partners

  • B& H Council (3 depts.)
  • Brighton College of Technology
  • Media Development Association
  • Partnerships On Line
  • Sussex Community Internet Project
  • Sussex Enterprise
  • University of Brighton
  • University of Sussex
  • Wired Sussex

Digital City Process

  • Steering Group agrees strategy
  • Sub-groups to develop plans
  • "Real" work in projects with relevant partners
  • Plans to secure endorsement of Regeneration Partnership

Current Early Projects / Priorities

  • Virtual Festival 13 - 17 May
  • Teachers' professional development: videoconferencing and multimedia resource packs
  • Community: regeneration / social exclusion
  • Business support; Interreg?
  • Continuing Education Forum: outreach

Digital City

  • Still fairly early days
  • Unique range of partners
  • Builds upon B&H's strengths:
    &endash; (multi)media
    &endash; universities / colleges
    &endash; active voluntary sector
     


Email: "Gunther, Jim" <jim.gunther@bt.com>