Stephen Hilton of Bristol City Council to Talk on Technology as Enabler of Social Inclusion

Stephen Hilton from Bristol City Council’s Connecting Bristol initiative (www.connectingbristol.org) will talk at G2010, London about how a group of local authorities from across the UK is working together to promote social inclusion through the use of technology. DC10 Plus is a collaborative network of local authorities and their partners dedicated to creating partnerships, sharing best practice and developing new initiatives.

DC10plus is now a collaborative authority on digital inclusion issues and how they impact at a local level.

The DC10plus vision is to be a network for change; helping local authorities and their service delivery partners to empower people and connect communities through technology and innovation.

Stephen Hilton leads Connecting Bristol, which is Bristol’s Digital City Partnership.  Stephen’s varied professional interests include Web 2.0, Digital Inclusion, e-Democracy, Next Generation broadband Access and ICT and the Environment.  Connecting Bristol is a founder member of the DC10plus Digital Challenge network. 

Previously, Stephen worked as Bristol City Council’s Consultation and e-Participation Manager. During this time Stephen established a leading role for Bristol City Council in the area of local e-Democracy and e-participation.  Politech Institute named Bristol as European City for e-Democracy and Stephen received a personal award as BT Government Innovator of the Year in the National Government Computing Awards.

Stephen is partially sighted.  In his own words, he plays beautiful piano music badly.