Lord Carter's Digital Britain review has been the most comprehensive examination of the media and telecoms landscape in the UK in recent memory. Its impact will reverberate across the industry for some time – regardless of how long the communications minister himself remains in government.January's interim report set out five objectives: upgrading and modernising the UK's digital networks; encouraging investment in the digital economy; ensuring "UK content for UK users"; providing access for all to new digital technologies; and developing the skills needed to enable widespread take-up of public services online.
It also had 22 so-called action points; Carter's final report tomorrow will have twice that number, spanning everything from digital literacy and protecting children on the internet, to solving Channel 4's funding crisis and combating online piracy. Here are some of the main areas …
Source: guardian.co.uk
