Transform Digital Conference 08-05-2014 broadband, technology, fibre, digital, Wireless

1. A Tale of Two Cities
The Council as an Enabler

2. The Tale
• A Tale of Two Cities one with Funding and One
Without.
• Both secure wireless concessions
• One realises free wifi hotspots in community
centres and other does not without the
intervention of public funding
• One realises a wider wifi presence in the City
without funding the other remains focused on
high footfall and will rely on funding to extend

3. The Moral of This Tale
Through Your Assets WiFi Enablement
and MORE can be achieved without
funding and can focus on your local
vision and aspirations

4. Council Assets
• ‘Not about pure monetisation should be
about the wider Digital Vision’
• ‘Not just about WiFi and Wireless’
• What Assets – Not Just Street Furniture

5. The Opportunity for Local Authorities
• Council’s have a Defined Vision – What
outcomes do you want to achieve
• Be Aware of what assets you own
• Focus on a wider Economic Development and
Community Engagement Agenda
• Engage with and Listen to the Market

6. Future Market
• Changing Market - Are Wireless Concessions
Coming to an End?
• Evolving Concessions
• Impact of the Social Value Act
• Leverage through other Procurements
(cctv/WAN & LAN)
• Smart City Strategies

7. Procurement Opportunities
• Concessionary Approach
•
• Leverage through other Council Procurements
• Leverage through existing contracts
• Application of the Social Value Act