The Digital West programme is transforming West London boroughs and businesses into global leaders in deploying technology to solve people and place-based challenges.
The challenges we are focused on include providing more effective and efficient public services, reducing social and economic inequality and achieving the transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Through our Fibre West and 5G West projects, we are building state of the art connectivity infrastructure across the seven West London boroughs in partnership with the Greater London Authority (GLA), WM5G and Transport for London.
Our recent collaboration with University College London (UCL) Govtech lab has created new data integration infrastructure that can be scaled, paving the way for a range of new cutting-edge public services.
We have an active programme of collaborative research and development (CR+D) and we are keen to meet new partners and investors working in the following areas:
- New business models for 5G networks and use cases in mobility, logistics, energy, media, property and future public services
- Innovation with digital technology to address the climate emergency and move to a zero-carbon economy
- Supporting people with digital skills and reducing digital exclusion
- Using the Innovation Partnership Procurement Route
For more information or to get in touch about Digital, please contact Fin Kelly, Strategic Lead for Digital and Smart Cities, on KellyF@ealing.gov.uk
Programme Aims
Digital Connectivity
Our digital place programme aims to make West London a place where businesses can thrive through the rapid deployment of state-of-the-art digital connectivity (5G, IoT and Full Fibre). We aim to co-create new products and services with residents and business and to innovate at scale to help tackle long standing productivity challenges, such as road congestion and skills gaps.
Digital Councils
Our digital councils programme supports the West London boroughs to thrive in the digital era, nurturing world leading Govtech businesses to deliver faster, more responsive, efficient and higher quality services for residents. We help the boroughs take advantage of emerging technology such as AI and 5G to offer a more tailored experience of interacting with the state, delivering better outcomes.
Communities Programme
Our citizens and communities programme supports boroughs to reduce and end digital exclusion. With a focus on skills, we work with boroughs to help citizens develop innovative new solutions and tools that address their needs and solve problems, giving them more local control over local priorities and greater resilience.
Achievements in numbers
£7.7m
won for digital & smart cities projects from business rates SIP fund to improve connectivity in not spots across West London and support digital innovation to address urban challenges
1,000
businesses
forecast to benefit from new highspeed fibre connections
Governance
The Digital Programme is part of the West London Alliance’s Growth Programme. Leadership of the Growth Programme is provided through the West London Economic Prosperity Board (EPB): Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow and Hounslow. The EPB has a rotating chair and sets the overall strategic direction of the Growth Programme.
The Chief Executive Officer Sponsor for the Digital Programme is Kim Smith, CE of LB Hammersmith and Fulham.
Officer leadership and the programme board functions is provided by the WLA Growth Directors Board, which has a forward work programme for digital and coordinates delivery of the wider WLA Growth programme, including planning, transport and regeneration. Each borough has a digital champion.
Digital Team:
Programme partners
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