Special has completed the following research about Broadband and Technology
State of the Nation 2006
Matt Townsend of Special carried out a literary review for the Broadband Wales Observatory during 2006 in to the use of broadband technologies within Wales. This research fed in to BBWO reports.
Internet and Mobile Phones mini-report 2007
Matt Townsend of Special carried out a literary review for the Broadband Wales Observatory during 2006 in to the use of internet on mobile phones. This research fed in to BBWO reports.
Maket Model 2006-2007
Special carried out a series of data collection and analysis exercises for the Broadband Wales Observatory, researching the affordability and availability of broadband throughout Wales and the rest of the UK. The outcomes were three reports showing the changes in affordability over a one year period during 2006-2007.
Broadband Bulletin
A monthly newsletter for decision makers in Wales, produced by Special for the Broadband Wales Observatory from November 2005 to February 2007.
When the idea of a newsletter was first discussed with Special we demonstrated several possible formats such as e-newsletters, PDF newsletters and printed newsletters. It was decided that the newsletter would be put on the BBWO website in HTML and PDF format and an email notification would be sent out to interested parties - included those within the broadband industry and politicians.
We did an extensive review of possible sources for articles, including press releases, directly contacting companies and government organisations, monitoring of local and worldwide press and industry internet sites and utilising the BBWO's extensive contacts.
An editorial schedule was agreed so that clear deadlines for writing, lay out and distribution could be met.
Matt Townsend (Special) put together editorial house style guides for this newsletter from scratch. He was also responsible for compiling ideas for the newsletter, presenting these to managers of the BBWO and then putting together the finalised newsletter including researching, writing, lay-out and editing.
Most of these newsletters are on the BBWO archived website. The BBWO was operated by Cardiff University for the Welsh Assembly Government and its operation ended on 31 March 2007.
http://www.bbwo.org.uk/broadband-2172