{"id":17219,"date":"2016-10-12T13:59:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=17219"},"modified":"2017-10-11T06:24:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T05:24:52","slug":"digital-leaders-lep-group-exploring-digital-high-street-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/digital-leaders-lep-group-exploring-digital-high-street-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Leaders LEP Group: Exploring Digital High Street initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The LEP Group met for the second time at GFirst Growth hub in Gloucester on Tuesday the 11th October. The theme for the day was the &#8216;Digital High Street&#8217; and the group heard from a number of organisations and stakeholders that provided thought leadership, global insights and shared their current innovative projects in a number of regions throughout the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The high street is changing and digital adoption is critical to ensure the physical bricks and mortar retail offer is integrated with the digital tools available to enhance the consumer experience. The LEPs present were all aware of this and view a healthy high street and town centre as critical to the economic prosperity of their region.<\/p>\n<p>For those LEPs that were unable to make the day, here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Digital-Leaders-LEP-Group-Final-Agenda-11th-October-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Agenda<\/a>\u00a0and presentations shared on the day:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital High Street Pilot overview \u2013 GFirst LEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/GFirst-LEP-2.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;gfirst-lep-2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Providing Digital Skills training to independent retailers \u2013 Clockwork City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CLOCKWORK-CITY.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;clockwork-city&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rethinking Retail: an industry at the disruptive edge \u2013 Intel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Intel-Retail.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;intel-retail&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liability to Profitability: Turning streetlights from a cost burden into a strategic asset \u2013 Enlight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digitalleaders.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Liability-to-Profitability.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;liability-to-profitability&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Business Digital Exclusion Heat map &#8211; Doteveryone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DOTEVERYONE.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;doteveryone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How technology builds real, connected communities &#8211; Real Towns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/REAL-TOWNS.compressed.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;real-towns-compressed&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greater Connect &#8211; Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[pdf-embedder url=&#8221;http:\/\/digileaders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Greater-Connected_powerpoint_presentationfriendly.pdf&#8221; title=&#8221;greater-connected_powerpoint_presentationfriendly&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digileaders.com\/region\/lep\/\">Check out the Digital Leaders LEP Group Page\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LEP Group met for the second time at GFirst Growth hub in Gloucester on Tuesday the 11th October. 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