Local Digital Capital Index Launch

Key Points:

Local Digital Capital (LDC) describes the building blocks of strong technology ecosystems. High levels of local digital capital allow for the development of strong clusters that deliver growth and better digital services to communities across the UK.
Eight components that make up LDC include digital infrastructure, digital skills, digital adoption, data ecosystems, research & innovation, finance & investment, trade support and collaboration & cooperation.
The index to measure LDC regionally is designed as a framework to help policy makers and make the case for investing in digital economies as part of levelling-up.
The index is not intended to compare regions as “better or worse” in a particular component but to understand a regions strength, aid collaboration work and assist policy makers in their interventions and investment strategies.