Creating the conditions for a competitive and low-carbon region.
Provision of high quality telecommunications is an essential element of creating a sustainable and competitive region.
HIE works closely with the UK and Scottish Governments and private and public sector partners to deliver solutions to the challenges of connecting businesses, communities and individuals in the Highlands and Islands.
Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) underpin almost everything HIE aims to achieve. The role of the internet and mobile technology is increasingly pivotal in everything from education, to supporting health care services, to opening up new markets to businesses.
Nowhere are the benefits felt more keenly than in remote and rural areas. Digital infrastructure can improve quality of life; attracting residents, making communities economically sustainable and offering access to global markets regardless of location.
HIE is developing a partnership vision on how the region can prosper through effectively exploiting Information Communications Technologies (ICTs). We will create a regional roadmap addressing skills and supply chain development, delivery of public services, business and community support and key industry competitiveness, and low carbon benefits.
A partnership approach is essential if the Highlands and Islands is to achieve its full potential from the digital economy.
