Digital North Tyneside
We will work to ensure people are safe, digitally confident and connected, we will support the growth of the digital economy and we will use technology to help make North Tyneside a great place to live, work and visit.
The council plan has been used to help identify the objectives of the Digital North Tyneside theme. The Digital Strategy will go beyond the timeframe of the current North Tyneside Plan, however by building on the Council plan the two documents will become interlinked going forward. The Council plan has 25 key objectives across five themes, the Digital North Tyneside strategy can contribute to each of these themes both directly and indirectly. The table in figure 6.1 describes how the two plans are interlinked.
| Theme | People | Economy | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thriving | X | X | X |
| Secure | X | X | |
| Family friendly | X | ||
| Caring | X | ||
| Green | X | X | X |
The Digital North Tyneside theme will be underpinned by the Digital North Tyneside steering group. This group will report into the IT Board to create and manage an annual plan with detailed interventions being made to reach the goals set out in this document.
Digital people
We will work with our partners to help our residents be digitally included through access to the skills, equipment and support needed to use technology safely and prepare the future workforce for the digital economy. We will work with connectivity suppliers to help deliver high quality affordable connectivity to all in the borough
Digital economy
We will support the growth of the North Tyneside economy using digital and support the digital economy by creating and supporting initiatives to improve infrastructure, support cyber resilience and promote innovation
Digital place
We will use technology to help make North Tyneside a great place to live, work and visit through maximising the use of technology and connectivity to support cultural, leisure and public spaces