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ABC Newsletter, July 2004
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3rd ABC Conference, 2-3 November 2004, in Aviemore, Scotland
Come and interact with world-leading thinkers and doers in broadband and understand how to capture
the benefits of broadband use. Your invitation to attend...
Digital Dales Broadband Conference at Harrogate on Monday 12th July.
The conference saw an excellent mix of local Government bodies, led by Yorkshire Forward the lead sponsor plus a number of Colleges and Universities including 2 from Scotland. There were a number of community representatives that came seeking advice on how to progress their needs, all of which we were able to address by introductions to the right solution providers… Plus a very healthy mix of SMEs seeking information that will give them a competitive advantage.
The presentations were very well received, with the keynote by our very own CEO Brian Condon who gave us his vision for 2010, “Futurology, what comes next”.
BT’s Trevor Higgins gave us a run down on progress toward DSL rollout and an insight into how things are likely to change.
The BBC’s Robert Freeman and Ian Myatt gave us an excellent overview of the interactive content they are developing for the benefit of local communities. This is likely to stimulate demand for BB from those that just like the content and find it useful. www.bbc.co.uk/england
Daniel Heery was able to explain the benefits of IP telephony and how it will change the way we talk to each other and pay less to do so. www.cybermoor.tv
TV Eyes showed us a service that will be available shortly, which allows businesses to seek out video and radio clips by keyword, similar to a press cutting service but for Radio and TV with results streamed direct to your PC. www.tveyes.com
Once again we were instrumental in helping all the various interest groups to interact with each other and understand each others needs. Also called NETWORKING, a big feature of our conferences and deemed very useful!
Reggie Samuel of UFI Learndirect attended the Digital Dales event and contributed the following:
"One of the side discussions that I was involved with at yesterdays broadband conference involved the IR tax break offer aimed at SMEs.
Offer details: http://www.sage.co.uk/productsandservices/home.asp?tid=131889- use the sage accountancy application to digitise your accounts and submit online to IR to qualify for a tax break. As follows.. Year 1+2: £250 Year 3: £150 Year 4: £100 Year 5: £75
This year, fiscal April'04-March'05 is year 1.
Learndirect can help users learn how to use sage: http://catalogue.learndirect.co.uk/courses/100693SM001/?view=Ecommerce
Key message to SMEs: broadband can allow your business access to
workplace training needed to remain competitive. In addition, UFI have
a specific workforce development team aimed at increasing the reach of
learndirect products to the SME sector. Emma Harvey steers activity in
this area, contactable at eharvey@ufi.com."
Thanks for that, Reggie!
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