The ADEPT Digital Connectivity Working Group, established in January 2018, focuses on the delivery of improved broadband and mobile connectivity at the local level. The Working Group supports the ADEPT Transport and Connectivity Board.
The Digital Connectivity Working Group has three priorities:
- Supporting the deployment of the Government’s Project Gigabit programme at a local level, and sharing best practice in relation to connecting harder-to-reach properties
- Collaborating with telecoms providers to help remove the barriers to full-fibre deployment with a particular focus on regarding wayleave-dependent properties and direct buried cable issues.
- Facilitating the deployment of mobile infrastructure.
In addition to the three priorities, the ADEPT Digital Connectivity Working Group are committed to:
- Responding to government consultations on key digital infrastructure issues;
- Working collaboratively to share best practice, and develop common solutions.
- Highlighting the importance of digital infrastructure teams to facilitate and enable digital connectivity, particularly within the context of local government review.
The group's full terms of reference can be found here.
For more information, please contact the Chair Liz Harrison: [email protected]