5G New Thinking .......in practice

Rural Community Network is a regional voluntary membership based organisation supporting rural communities across Northern Ireland. RCN works with rural communities to address issues relating to poverty, inequality, community and good relations and strives to develop the capacity and skills of groups to articulate their voice at a policy influence level.

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An online learning and engagement event to explore developments in 5G connectivity  and their application to support rural development

Rural Community Network NI is a partner in the UK wide <a href="https://www.5gnewthinking.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">5G New Thinking </a>project. Working closely with communities, the project will develop a community toolkit to allow the creation of networks that provide rural connectivity for cooperatives of consumers, local enterprise, councils and other stakeholders.Our session which is for a non technical audience, will demystify 5G technology and share learning from the Orkney Islands and the new <a href="https://scotland5gcentre.org/news/dumfries-and-galloway-gets-first-live-5g-network-and-is-open-for-business/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dumfries and Galloway Rural 5g Hub </a>.It will provide opportunities for policy makers and rural development practitioners in Northern Ireland to consider what actions are needed here. We will have speakers from the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde, the Scotland 5G Centre and Orkney Islands Council and the event will include some discussion in smaller groups.

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5G New Thinking .......in practice

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