A guide to developing a rural digital hub

Liz Price, Jane Deville and Fiona Ashmore

Local Economy, 2021, vol. 36, issue 7-8, 683-694

Abstract: This paper outlines the development of a Rural Digital Hub Guide. Digital hubs comprise one of a range of solutions that policymakers can implement in rural regions to promote digital engagement among communities and businesses. The guide was developed as part of an Interreg VB North Sea Europe Programme which focussed on testing innovative solutions to the Urban-rural digital divide by improving digital skills, services and infrastructure. This paper explains how the Rural Digital Hub Guide was researched and developed, the creation of a typology of digital hubs and the key steps that policymakers need to consider when establishing a digital hub in their region.

Keywords: rural; digital; hub; policy guide; broadband; rural development; digital divide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/02690942221077575

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