A guide to developing a rural digital hub

Price, Liz; Deville, Jane; Ashmore, Fiona

Abstract

This paper outlines the development of a Rural Digital Hub Guide. Digital hubs comprise one of a range of solutions that policymakers can implement in rural regions to promote digital engagement among communities and businesses. The guide was developed as part of an Interreg VB North Sea Europe Programme which focussed on testing innovative solutions to the Urban-rural digital divide by improving digital skills, services and infrastructure. This paper explains how the Rural Digital Hub Guide was researched and developed, the creation of a typology of digital hubs and the key steps that policymakers need to consider when establishing a digital hub in their region.

Citation

Price, L., Deville, J., & Ashmore, F. (2021). A guide to developing a rural digital hub. Local Economy, 36(7-8), 683-694. https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942221077575

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 2, 2022
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Mar 18, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 18, 2025
• Journal: Local Economy
• Print ISSN: 0269-0942
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 7-8
• Pages: 683-694
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942221077575
• Keywords: Rural; Digital; Hub; Policy guide; Broadband; Rural development; Digital divide
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5084569