Inclusive sustainability
The UK Digital Innovation &
Green Sustainability - DIGS –
Task Force
Dave Carter, Head, Manchester Digital Development
Agency (MDDA), Manchester City Council, UK

Manchester’s Digital Vision
» ONE-Manchester
» Original, modern
» Digital inclusion
» Innovation
» Sustainability

Innovation and sustainability
ICT that enables
ICT that is more ICT that drives new
new energy
energy efficient values and
efficient processes behaviours
• sustainability in production, use & disposal of ICT
• greener, healthier & more flexible lifestyles
• creating sustainable energy communities

Open innovation
» ‘Living Labs’
» Networking
» Eurocities
» ‘e-Inclusion’
» Sustainability

Future Vision: Intelligent Sustainability
• Next Generation Net - working
• Intelligent systems
• ‘Green Hubs’

Next steps
» Living Labs – benchmark the
best, expose the worst
» Promoting open and
collaborative innovation
» ONE-Manchester Next
Generation Digital City
» Digital Challenge – Task Force
» Inclusive Sustainability

Thank You!
Digital Innovation & Green Sustainability
- DIGS – Task Force
Contact us at the MDDA: www.manchesterdda.com
and
UK Digital Challenge 10 - DC10 -
www.dc10plus.net