http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report Comment on the final Digital Britain report Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:21:45 +0000 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Students of Emily Segal are encouraged to do something banned in most secondary schools: to use their MP3 players in the class-room. The head of music at a leading state school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, uses digital technology to record pupil progress, experiment with sound mixing and download the latest class-room ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/delivering-digital-britain/case-study-teacher/ 71.    Finally, we propose that as the result of this process, Government explores the possibility of a new Digital Delivery Agency to implement many of the key recommendations of Digital Britain. 72.    In the past communications policy was delivered in silos of telecoms, content and standards, broadcasting, radio and spectrum. The ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/the-journey-to-digital-government/a-digital-delivery-agency-for-digital-britain/ 62.    In the digital economy information, from the mundane to the highly personal, is easily disseminated and manipulated, but control and access to this information can be extremely valuable. The new forms of gathering and using personal data can lead to concern from users and mistrust not only of bodies ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/the-journey-to-digital-government/the-safe-deposit-of-personal-data/ 51.    As we discussed in Chapter 5, public service content is no longer the preserve of the broadcasters. The public sector provides significant investment in the development of online content, services and applications in the UK. Research by Analysys Mason shows that Government commissioning may represent as much as 30% ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/the-journey-to-digital-government/getting-full-national-value-from-public-sector-content/ 41.    The US has taken the lead in increasing public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government through the creation of www.data.gov, which provides a limited portion of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available. It has also invited people ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/the-journey-to-digital-government/deriving-maximum-value-from-public-anonymous-data/ 13.    The actions in this Digital Britain Report represent an ambitious and far-reaching programme of work in which Government, Ofcom and all parts of the industry must play their part. Some of these actions can be carried out immediately, some will require a longer implementation period, and some are longer ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/delivering-digital-britain/the-next-steps/ 8.    The UK is strongly regarded as innovative in both technology and in the creative industries by those customers of British companies and by those who have already established a base in the UK. However, our reputation is often impeded by out of date notions about British capability, creativity and ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/delivering-digital-britain/the-international-dimension/ 37.    Data and information are the lifeblood of the knowledge economy. It is monetisable: businesses are built around the gathering, control and manipulation of data. But it is also a public good, and availability in data on the web has led to an explosion in user-generated, non-profit content and collaboration. 38.    ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/the-journey-to-digital-government/recognising-data-as-an-innovation-currency/ 7.    This Report has identified a number of outcomes, proposals and recommendations that will require further action, engagement or formal consultation. The table below sets out the major areas for further activity and their timing (click to enlarge): http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/delivering-digital-britain/timetable-for-further-action/ 18.    In delivering the second phase of Digital Government, the Government’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the CIO Council have made huge progress in developing the capability and strategy in the public sector for efficient procurement and use of ICT. Work is well underway to create a Public Sector Network ... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/report/the-journey-to-digital-government/efficient-and-smart-public-sector-procurement-of-ict-systems-and-products/