6. Statement by the Leader of the House: Update on Digital Connectivity in Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:30 pm on 15 May 2018.

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Photo of Vikki Howells Vikki Howells Labour 6:30, 15 May 2018

Thank you, leader of the house, for your statement. For my questions today, I’d like to link some of the points in your statement back to 'Our Valleys, Our Future'. As you know, that document sets out an ambition to develop a digital vision for the Valleys, which centers on working with communities to identify how technology can be used to deliver better outcomes for people living and working there. Can the leader of the house update us on progress towards achieving this? Specifically, what interventions, in terms of both digital connectivity and digital infrastructure, will be needed to drive this forward?

Secondly, another action from the Valleys taskforce was to support the creation of digital jobs in the Valleys. This could be crucial in driving their future economic prosperity, but again requires that the digital infrastructure is capable of meeting expectations. How is the leader of the house building this into her work?