An extra £250m of government funding has been added to the £1.2m already invested in ensuring 95% of UK homes and businesses will have access to superfast broadband by 2017.
The Cabinet Office has announced that it is taking extra steps towards “drastically” improving the state of IT in government Departments.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and HM Treasury are launching a consultation into the UK’s digital communications infrastructure.
UK government advisory organisation the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) has urged Whitehall to offer further encouragement to small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt broadband and high-speed connections.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has discussed a recommendation to push forward a Broadband Connection Vouchers Scheme at a Community Committee Meeting.
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