Digital Infrastructure Advisory Group

The group, is the forum through which regional digital infrastructure leads will provide recommendations to the government on how it can support their digital connectivity ambitions and support adoption at a local level.

Role of the group

The Digital Infrastructure Advisory Group guides and advises on how it can support their digital connectivity ambitions and support adoption at a local level.

Regional and local authorities sometimes face challenges in securing investment in digital connectivity networks and services to support their public services and local economies.

The Digital Infrastructure Advisory Group (DIAG) will provide a platform for regions and local authorities to articulate those challenges, discuss opportunities for encouraging the provision of networks and services to meet demand and make policy recommendations to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

The primary objective of the DIAG will be to enable regions and the government to work together to encourage the adoption of, and attract investment in, advanced digital connectivity at local level (with a focus on advanced wireless technologies).

Membership

Membership of the DIAG will be open to all regional and local authorities.

Membership of the DIAG Board is by invitation and composed of selected regional digital leads from across the UK - based on relevant knowledge, expertise insights, and ability to represent the interests of their regions/ local areas.

Representatives from the following organisations have been invited to the DIAG Board:

  • Ayrshire Growth Deal Region
  • Belfast City Council
  • Essex County Council
  • Glasgow City Council
  • Cambridgeshire County Council
  • Dorset County Council
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Greater London Authority
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  • North of Tyne Combined Authority
  • North Wales Economic Ambition Board
  • Sunderland City Council
  • Tees Valley Combined Authority
  • West of England Combined Authority
  • West Midlands Combined Authority

Terms of reference

The terms of reference for the DIAG will be published here in due course, following agreement by the DIAG Board.

Ways of working

The secretariat function will be provided by DSIT and shall support, and be the point of contact for, the work of the group.

The DIAG Board will meet four times per year. DIAG Board meetings will be chaired by the Minister responsible for digital infrastructure or a senior DSIT official.

The wider membership group will also meet four times per year (alternating with Board meetings) and will be chaired by DSIT officials.

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