Conference Will Encourage Firms to Go Digital in 2013
News release
13th December 2012
Lincolnshire County Council is organising a conference to encourage businesses to go digital in 2013.
The first ever onlincolnshire Digital Conference, aimed at informing, engaging and connecting Lincolnshire businesses so they don’t get left behind the rest of the UK, will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln on 13th March 2013.
Lincolnshire County Councillor Kelly Smith, Executive Member for Finance and HR, will be welcoming delegates to the event. He said: “Having had the green light from the EU, the county council will soon be rolling out first-class broadband across Lincolnshire. This conference will be a chance for businesses to find out more about the opportunities this will bring for them.
“Many businesses aren’t aware yet of how to take advantage of the digital services that come with better broadband, and the many commercial opportunities through improved efficiency, connection with customers and exposure to an expanding global market. Our aim with the conference is to change that.”
The event is being organised by digital specialists CDI Alliance. CDI Alliance’s Director Stuart McFarlane added: “As part of the onlincolnshire project we’ve already set up a successful Digital Business Cluster to help establish links between suppliers and consumers within the county by raising the profile of digital businesses and connecting them up with potential customers.
“This conference is specifically aimed at all businesses, to highlight how they can use new technology to boost their turnover. For some firms, this means simply setting up a website and for others it means allowing their customers to buy and delivery track what they sell online.”
Digital Business Cluster members and other local suppliers will be invited to showcase and demonstrate their online and digital products and services to the delegates, highlighting the local knowledge, skill and expertise available within the county.
It is hoped that the highlight of the conference, which is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), will be the high-profile guest speakers who will all look to inform, engage and connect the audience.
Further details about the conference, including the names of the guest speakers, will be announced in the coming weeks, but people can keep up to date by visiting www.onlincolnshire.org , following @onlincolnshire on Twitter or by joining the onlincolnshire Business Support group on Linkedin.
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Notes to Editors:
- onlincolnshire is a £57 million project run by Lincolnshire County Council which aims to provide broadband speeds of at least 24 Megabits per second (Mbps) for 90% of homes and businesses in the county, and a guaranteed 2Mbps for the remaining premises by 2015.
- onlincolnshire is part-funded by the East Midlands European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 to 2013
- Some Internet users in rural Lincolnshire experience speeds of less than 1 Mbps. The UK’s average broadband speed is 7.6 Mbps, according to Ofcom.
- The Department for Communities and Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs. For more information visit www.communities.gov.uk/erdf
- For more information visit www.onlincolnshire.org
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