Broadband and digital

Ann John

27 March 2023, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Data justice: the use of personal data in the Welsh NHS: evidence session 1

…I think it's really important that, in the doing of this work, particularly when we start using more artificial intelligence and more innovative analytical techniques, that people understand what's there and what's not, and that we combine that with work to improve the data quality.

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Lesley GriffithsLabour

22 March 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

…Economy, who obviously leads on this—. There was a meeting between him and UK Ministers that focused on digital connectivity, particularly in relation to the UK Government's delivery of the Project Gigabit in Wales. So, the Minister has asked for his officials to be kept updated with that.

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Jack SargeantLabour

22 March 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

…signal processing centre in Bangor University, where they're developing next-generation technology in digital connectivity. And Llywydd, I will at this point declare an interest as an unpaid member of the project board at the DSP centre. Minister, you'll know I want to see north Wales becoming a…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

21 March 2023, Plenary

The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2023

…We have considered and consulted on the appeals reform over several years. In relation to access to digital connectivity, that wasn't raised as a particular barrier to our new proposals in terms of access to the VOA's digital platform. Bearing in mind that this is the system for non-domestic rates…

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Natasha AsgharConservative

8 March 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Economy

…I will carry on with my third question. Ofcom believes that approximately 15,000 premises cannot get a broadband service of at least 10 Mbps download speed and 1 Mbps upload speed. Openreach believes that it will be challenging to get those 15,000 properly equipped, and says it will require the…

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Natasha AsgharConservative

8 March 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Economy

Great, thank you, Minister. I really do appreciate the detailed answer. Now, moving on to my second question, the UK Government's gigabit broadband voucher scheme is a fantastic initiative, helping people to combat slow broadband speeds in rural areas. Vouchers worth thousands of pounds are being…

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Vaughan GethingLabour

8 March 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Economy

Tackling digital exclusion is one of the key aims of our strategy, and there's a number of different strands. There's our work with the UK Government on the reserved responsibility for infrastructure. I've had a number of meetings with my officials and, indeed, with the current UK Minister—I think…

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Natasha AsgharConservative

8 March 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Economy

…cent of those without such conditions. So, I'm curious to know, Minister, how the Welsh Government's digital strategy will help reduce digital exclusion.

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Lee WatersLabour

1 March 2023, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Well, I'm answering your first question, if I may. On the technology of how we make our roads futureproof for 5G, and so on, yes, we are ducting the motorway now and the trunk roads in north and south Wales in order to put the fibre optics down to anticipate how that might work, but there is a…

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Dr John Green

15 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales

…research and piloting work, piloting all of the things that you've mentioned, and other things like artificial intelligence in endoscopy—there are clinical trials going on with that at the moment. The FIT in primary care work, in symptomatic population, was done through a careful analysis before it…

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Jeremy MilesLabour

14 February 2023, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Further Education Digital Learning

…been a very important part of the offer, I think. And she's right to identify the variable access to broadband in certain parts of Wales, certainly, as being a particular challenge. What she will know is that, as a Government, this function, as she knows, is a reserved function to Westminster, but…

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Laura Anne JonesConservative

14 February 2023, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Further Education Digital Learning

…be grateful. People living in rural Wales who are not online are usually excluded due to problems with broadband provision, both for fixed line and mobile broadband services. There are still many areas of Wales affected by notspots, although the prevalence of these is reported by case study…

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