Political Monitor 11/09/2020

Ofcom Ofcom Publish Connected Nations Update: Summer 2020 On Thursday, Ofcom published their latest Connected Nations update for Summer 2020 which is based on coverage and service availability information received from communications providers. Some key findings...

Political Monitor 04/09/2020

Broadband Ministers call on councils to help deliver digital connectivity ambitions Last week, Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman and Local Government Minister Simon Clarke, wrote to local authorities setting out how they can help boost gigabit broadband...

Political Monitor 28/08/2020

Broadband Scotland announces £15m investment to boost connectivity Last week the Scottish Government announced £15 million of funding to help 23,000 low income households gain proper internet access. The funding, which is part of the Connecting Scotland programme,...

Political Monitor 31/07/2020

Broadband DCMS Publish benefits of highspeed internet case study research DCMS has released their case study on the benefits of high speed internet for users connected via the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS). The GBVS which ran from March 2018 to May 2020 was...

Political Monitor 24/07/2020

COVID-19 DCMS Committee hears evidence on impact on COVID-19 on digital technology On Tuesday, the DCMS Committee held an evidence session of their inquiry into Covid-19 impact on DCMS Sectors focused on digital technology. The session included witnesses from...

Political Monitor 17/07/2020

Cyber Security Government announcement on High Risk Vendors This week, DCMS Secretary, Oliver Dowden MP made a statement in the House of Commons on the conclusions of the NCSC review into the recent US sanctions on Huawei and the National Security Council decision to...