Realising the digital dividend

The Ministry of Economic Development held an industry workshop to outline the scope of present work, and to gather information about the so-called “digital dividend” spectrum.

The digital dividend is the term used for the radio frequency spectrum released when television services are operating in a fully digital environment. The more efficient digital technology allows spectrum to be re-allocated for other services.

The workshop was held at 1.30 pm on 14 May 2009.

The MED made a presentation on its work programme and current planning assumptions, and there was also opportunities for different industry perspectives to be presented. A Ministry scoping paper outlining key issues about the size, placement and future use of the digital dividend was published on the Ministry web site on 5 May.

The presentations made at the information gathering workshop are also available to view online.