Digital connectivity provides many exciting opportunities for islands – and islanders – to overcome the geographical barriers which, traditionally, have often limited potential.
This session looks at several ambitious islands and island-based businesses maximising the use of new digital technologies to grow their local economies. It also highlights how digital marketing channels can be used to showcase and promote the best of island life on-line to attract not just tourists, but also new residents and inward investment.
We will explore real examples of successful and growing island-based businesses using digital working and on-line marketing to reach and serve a global customer base. We’ll also look at the advantages businesses can gain from offering high-quality, professional jobs in island locations which offer a quality of life – and a type of life-style – which may be significantly more attractive to staff than the alternative available in urban areas.
Adrian Begley
Chairman, Arranmore Island Community Council
