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Delivering Digital Britain

The Government's Digital Britain plans are encouraging, but they must be more ambitious to maximise the social and economic benefits of modern digital networks.

The CWU is running its "Delivering Digital Britain" campaign to lobby for a number of measures, including:

• The universal broadband 'commitment' to be strengthened under a legally binding 'obligation'.
• The NGA fund to be supported by mobile telephone operators as well as fixed line operators.
• A requirement for employers to provide workforce training in the telecoms sector, which is vital to delivering a successful Digital Britain.
• Swift implementation of all of the above into legislation to help secure jobs and growth.

Andy Kerr, deputy general secretary, and other CWU officials have met with Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw and Digital Britain Minister Stephen Timms to put forward the CWU's proposals.

This campaign is relevant to both CWU members and the wider public, because it promises to benefit society as a whole through job creation, improved access to online goods and services, and better prospects for economic growth and social cohesion.