The HD8 Network, which represents local businesses across the HD8 postcode area is calling for more strategic investment to help rural businesses realise the full potential of the digital economy. Speaking at a high-level round-table at the European Commission in London, HD8 Network’s founder Merewyn Sayers expressed concern that many businesses across rural Kirklees are struggling […]
The Digital Policy Alliance has announced nationally its EU-funded initiative looking at how local communities can learn to use the Internet and modern technology to take full advantage of the global high growth digital economy. Shepley and the surrounding rural district in South Kirklees is the case study for the initiative, announced locally at Shepley First School […]
The village of Shepley has become the unlikely focus for an exciting new case study looking into the opportunities and benefits of the EU’s digital single market for local businesses, community groups and residents. Called ‘DigiChampz’, the initiative aims to scope out a framework for so-called ‘smart villages’ that can be applied across the European Union. Organisers will […]