Digitober
Digitober 2024
Digitober is returning for its 5th year celebrating and showcasing the amazing work of the Greater Manchester digital sector.In February 2023, GMCA refreshed the Greater Manchester Digital Blueprint. The blueprint sets out the next chapter in our ambition to be recognised as a world-leading digital city region. We remain committed to being a digital city-region with a difference. By putting people at the heart of our plans we aim for a more inclusive approach that builds on our greatest asset.
Digitober is a month that will celebrate and showcase the amazing work of Greater Manchester’s digital sector. In particular, the month will:
- Showcase how partners across the region are ensuring everyone in Greater Manchester, whatever their age, location or situation, can safely access and benefit from the opportunities digital brings if they want to.
- Shine a spotlight on our digital inclusion ambitions
- Highlight how Greater Manchester is applying exemplary digital ideas and practice to reform and renew public services, linking innovative business, academic and public sector thinking with the needs of our people.
- Celebrate our world-class digital infrastructure and how we're using technology and data to create resilient, connected, accessible and sustainable places for everyone.
- Spotlight how we’re strengthening our position as a global digital influencer.
- Once again, support Get Online Week (external website) - a national digital inclusion campaign from Good Things Foundation.
Check back here throughout the month and we publish content.
News
Digitober 2024 - wigan.gov.uk (external website)
Let's Celebrate Digitober 2024 (external website)
Give Digital a go this Digitober! (external website)
DSIT names expert group for digital government (external website)
Council gives children computers as part of 'Get Online Week' (external website)
Events
View a list of events taking place during Digitober 2024.
Blogs
Working with the cyber student community to develop the talent pathway (external website)
Empowering startups across the city-region (external website)
How technology is opening doors for young people and social enterprises (external website)
Driving change through full-fibre (external website)
Empowering young minds & unleashing their potential
Case Studies
How Bury is doing digital differently to fix the digital divide
Driving Digital Inclusion this Digitober
Bridging the digital divide with devices and data
Get involved
Social media
Raise awareness of the campaign month across social media using #Digitober.