Pete, a carer from Knowle West, talks about the benefits of his new digital lifestyle

by Kevin 01/02/2010 in Bristol

Pete Taylor from Knowle West cares full-time for his son who has a limiting health condition.
Pete was given a free, “no strings attached” recycled council computer and no-frills Internet access as part of our Digital Neighbourhoods programme.
In this video Pete talks about the amazing impact that being on line has had on his life and [...]

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What do they know?

by Kevin 01/02/2010 in Bristol

There is an incredible amount of useful and important information held by various bodies across the public sector. Much of it could be accessible under Freedom of Information legislation if you know how to ask for it.
MySociety has been building websites to improve civic and community life since 2003. As well as launching WriteToThem, PledgeBank [...]

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Webinar: Web 2.0 and collaboration for the public sector

by Kevin 28/01/2010 in Bristol

The huddle public sector team have organised a series of webinars to look into the potential impact of web 2.0 within the public sector.
In our first session on Thursday, 4 February, 2pm, will introduce the most common Web 2.0 practices, popular technology and marketing tools iluustrated by successful government Web 2.0 case studies.
To attend this [...]

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Workshop: Do you know your tweet from your twitter?

by Kevin 28/01/2010 in Bristol

If you are interested in learning how you can take advantage of the new opportunities offered by Web 2.0 there is a workshop taking place  at the Hub in  Bristol on 16th February.  The workshop will explore how to use the latest web technologies to develop an audience and build relationships.
The event is being facilitated [...]

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ICT should help the Public Sector travel greener

by Kevin 27/01/2010 in Bristol

The Sustainable Development Commission has released a report encouraging the Public Sector to deploy the latest ICT innovations to cut down on unnecessary journeys, improve fuel consumption on the journeys we need to take, and make the time we spend travelling more useful and enjoyable.
The report called ‘Smarter Moves: How Information Communications Technology can promote [...]

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Website opens up public access to government data

by Kevin 21/01/2010 in People

The Government has launched a website to give the public access to a range of information and data sets. The site’s development was overseen by Sir Tim Berners Lee and builds upon the model developed in the USA with the launch of data.gov.
The site encourages innovation and novel re-use of the information to produce unforeseen [...]

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Families encouraged to switch on to home learning with free equipment

by Stephen Hilton 15/01/2010 in Bristol

Up to 5,000 families in Bristol could benefit from free computers and broadband web access to help with learning at home, Bristol City Council announced today.
The Home Access project is a £300m government scheme to provide computer and internet access for low income families with children aged 7 to 14.
To apply for a Home Access [...]

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EVENT: Community & Technology, 23 February, 10.30am-3pm, KWMC, Bristol

by Stephen Hilton 13/01/2010 in Bristol

A gathering of Neighbourhood Partnerships and community organisations to look at how digital technologies can build and serve communities.
Sign up here
Tel 0117 353 2895 / email makala@kwmc.org.uk

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EVENT: Digital Mentors Assembly, 21st Jan 5.30-7.30pm, Tobacco Factory, Bristol

by Stephen Hilton 13/01/2010 in Events

The South Bristol Digital Neighbourhoods programme is organising a lively informal event at the Tobacco Factory: come prepared to suggest three ideas in answer to the question: ‘what needs doing to create a world-class digital Bristol?’ and discuss them.
Sign up here
Tel 0117 353 2895 / email makala@kwmc.org.uk

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