That strategy is about to be released in draft form for public consultation, and is planned to work alongside the Government's deployment of broadband infrastructure across the country.
The project is six weeks behind schedule and $20,000 over budget, but Cr Cull said money would be taken from existing operational budgets, and no more delays or further costs were expected.
The council's digital strategy steering group was formed last year to develop a digital communications strategy.
Cr Cull, its chairman, said at a release of the document this week that being connected was only part of the picture: residents had to have the skills and confidence to use the technology, and content had to be socially and economically relevant to the city.
Before long, more education and health services and a wide range of commercial services would be delivered by digital technologies; sometimes exclusively.
Cr Cull said: "It is not just about laying fibre optic cable beneath city streets and along rural roads. It is ensuring that appropriate products and services are available."
Consultation had been completed with politicians, police, emergency services, health and education institutions, and a vision developed to create "digital Dunedin".
The plan was to increase the access, affordability and the quality of digital networks, support digital innovation across the city, raise the level of knowledge and skills to use the technology, and increase assurance that digital services were safe and reliable.
The outcomes of "digital Dunedin" included establishing a central city wireless network, increasing the council's online services, establishing a Dunedin city portal to promote the city, and increasing access to digital technology at schools.
Another possible outcome would be establishing a "computer clubhouse" in the city, which Cr Cull described as a "social centre" where technology would be available for residents to use.
A report to the council's economic development committee on Tuesday from digital strategy co-ordinator Kirstyn Lindsay said the plan was to have the strategy completed by September.
The project was six weeks behind schedule, as it required more work than originally anticipated, and the budget of $50,000 the group had been allocated would be gone by the end of June, meaning a further $20,000 would be required.
Asked what the initiatives might cost, Cr Cull said that would depend on the project.
There were a variety of options for funding, including the Government, and partnerships with education and health providers, but the idea was to first find out what was needed, then deal with the cost.
Consultation would begin this month through forums, a website survey, and submissions.
