Just about to start. One of the more radical observations included is that the UK/Europe emphasis on fostering competition may have inhibited some infrastructure investment that has, in turn disadvantaged remote communities. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Monday May 18 2020, at 14:00 UTC (3pm BST) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a recording of the Internet Society UK England webinar 'Connecting Rural Communities – enhancing broadband, skills & applications' held on April 16 " [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ruralconnectivity>Today, *Monday May 18 2020*, at *14:00 UTC* (3pm BST) the Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://isoc.live> will webcast a recording of the *Internet Society UK England <https://isoc-e.org/>* webinar '*Connecting Rural Communities – enhancing broadband, skills & applications <https://isoc-e.org/webinar-connecting-rural-communities/>*' held on April 16 2020. The webinar, organized in collaboration with community hub the *Digital Blacksmith <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/digital-skills-initiatives/arran-digital-blacksmith>*, explored how broadband is advancing in rural areas and the opportunities this creates for improving local economies and social connectivity. Presenter *Andrew Stirling* is the UK Chapter’s selected candidate to follow the Internet Society’s Online Course:* Building Wireless Community Networks <https://www.internetsociety.org/tutorials/wireless-community-networks>.* *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ruralconnectivity <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ruralconnectivity>* *TRANSCRIPT https://bit.ly/3bG04ho <https://bit.ly/3bG04ho>* *TWITTER: @ISOCUKEngland + #ruralconnectivity <https://bit.ly/36b8Xyo>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12069/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -