A Guide to Developing a Rural Digital Hub

This paper outlines the development of a Rural Digital Hub Guide. Digital hubs comprise one of arange of solutions that policymakers can implement in rural regions to promote digital engagementamong communities and businesses. The guide was developed as part of an Interreg VB North SeaEurope Programme which focussed on testing innovative solutions to the Urban-rural digital divideby improving digital skills, services and infrastructure. This paper explains how the Rural Digital HubGuide was researched and developed, the creation of a typology of digital hubs and the key stepsthat policymakers need to consider when establishing a digital hub in their region.