Events

Birmingham - A leading digital city, 2010

Reinventing itself as the city of a 1000 digital trades, Birmingham is celebrating its digital and technological achievements alongside the best in the world that is making Birmingham the place for investment and business growth and enabling change for the way that we live, learn and work in the 21st century.

During Autumn, Birmingham will be hosting and organising a series of linked events to profile the digital credentials of the city. It is opening up the debate on the impact of digital technologies across the broadest cross section of industries from the public sector, government, health, and education through to media companies, professional services, creatives, arts organisations and SMEs.

These are all part of the Hello Digital programme of events and activities that is enabling the widest possible audience to engage with technologies and explore new opportunities and innovations.

Say Hello, a year long public participatory programme showcased as part of the Hello Digital week has engaged with over 1,900 participants and reflected the themes of digital participation, inclusion and skill development. Itsupported the Our Digital City project (www.ourdigitalcity.me.uk), an online snapshot of Birmingham in 2010, celebrating the people, places and events that make the city great. Other projects commissioned include Retooled looking at the role social media and digital technology can play for people affected by redundancy), Kahani (showcased at the Beyond 2010 Gala Dinner and shortlisted for the Screen WM conceived Digital Social Responsibility Award at Birmingham Black International Film Festival Music Video and Screen Awards), Urban Legends, Film Dash, News Dash and First Email. Additional fringe activities were events such 4AM, How to Animate Your Own Vegetables, 3G to 3D Storytelling.

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SME events, surgeries and a regional annual business conference (21-22 October) to enable businesses to explore the opportunities of digital and new innovations.

Public sector events sharing a platform with national and international leads that include:
* Eurocities Knowledge Society Forum (19-20 October - Aston Lakeside)
* Beyond 2010: Live SMART. Work SMART. Learn SMART (20-21 October - International Convention Centre)
* Local Government Day - Sharing Experience in Shaping Public Service: The Journey Continues (19 October - Town Hall)

Birmingham's Digital Week (18 - 22 October)

The main suite of events is being delivered during Birmingham's Digital Week (18-22 October). See the week at a glance below: