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Hertsmere recognised as digital leaders
Hertsmere Borough Council has been recognised for its improved citizen engagement, receiving a 'Digital Strategy and Impact' award by industry leaders, Govdelivery.
The rollout of high-speed fibre broadband by the Connected Counties programme, which has already reached over 11,600 Hertfordshire premises, has helped the Government make superfast broadband available to more than three million UK homes and businesses. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport announced these milestone figures this week.
The region’s broadband isn’t up to speed, says FSB
The Federation of Small businesses (FSB) is calling for the new government to adopt much more ambitious targets for rolling out high speed broadband for businesses. Whilst it is clear that the residential market may be seeing the benefits of high speed broadband, this is often not the case for the local business community
First global Twitter conference for research
22 - 24 April 2015
EMLYON Business School, France
EMLYON Business School is organising the first global conference for research conducted via Twitter.
Worlds Most Luxurious Kennel! £20k architect designed 'dream doghouse' unveiled for Crufts
Samsung Electronics have provided a tantalising glimpse of the future for tech-savvy pampered pooches by unveiling an architect-designed Dream Doghouse which represents the ultimate in canine luxury.
Research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that despite 60% of small firms using cloud computing services, 38% remain sceptical about the benefits of the technology in the face of perceived risks.
Digital fibre brings employee recognition into the limelight
A cloud-based employee recognition tool called Inspire Recognition, built by Hertfordshire-based tech company Digital Fibre, has launched today after four years in development.
Ultrasonic Glove that allows blind people to sense their distance from objects wins award
A prototype of a glove that alerts blind people of the proximity of objects has won first prize in the inaugural Entrepreneurship and Business Competition run by Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)at The University of Nottingham NUBSand Engineers in Business Fellowship (EIBF)
The Government has announced today that superfast broadband is reaching more than 1 million across homes and businesses in the UK. In Hertfordshire thousands of homes and businesses can benefit from faster internet speeds, thanks to the Connected Counties programme.