An article that we wrote with Caroline Bassett and Katie Howland when I was still working in the University of Sussex was published last week in http://con.sagepub.com/content/21/3/328.abstract.The article is called ‘Expertise: A report and a manifesto’ and it explores the stakes of digital transformation through a consideration of digital expertise. The article draws on empirical research undertaken in Brighton, as part of a RCUK Digital Economy Communities and Cultures Network+ project. The concept of expertise is deployed here as a heuristic for inquiry into questions of digital use.