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Digital Inclusion Programme rolling out in Bristol

by Marius 08/11/2011 in Bristol

A new three-year initiative in Bristol will help local people access the internet, learn new skills and find out more about computers and technology. The project, called Get IT Together, is focused on helping older people and individuals with disabilities gain basic IT skills. Sessions are tailored towards the learners’ own personal interests and are [...]

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Is there an emerging digital underclass?

by Kevin 27/10/2011 in People

As part of their Media Policy Project series the London School of Economics have released a policy brief on the current state of digital inclusion.
The authors suggest that although there is improvement, there is an entrenched digital underclass emerging particularly amongst those with lower education levels and no employment. These individuals are the most likely [...]

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Job: Project Coordinator – Get IT Together Bristol

by Kevin 29/07/2011 in Bristol

The Coordinator’s role is to use strategic, tactical and operational approaches to cohere support for benefits of ICT/internet usage. This will involve working with partners at all levels from such as community groups and education providers, to deliver a bespoke combination of activities relevant to local need. You don’t have to [...]

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Bristol ICT Refurbishment & Reuse Scheme Providers Day – 7th July

by Lorraine 23/06/2010 in Bristol

We are holding a Bristol ICT Refurbishment and Reuse Scheme Providers Day on July 7th from 9.30-11:30 at the Council House.  Register for your place  at http://ictrecycling.eventbrite.com/
We want to support the development of an independent and self-supporting Bristol ICT Refurbishment and Reuse Scheme which is able to operate citywide and will act as a framework for distributing our redundant [...]

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Digital Inclusion Champion Martha Lane Fox talks to the BBC

by Kevin 23/03/2010 in People

As part of the BBC’s Digital Giant’s series Martha Lane Fox gives her views on a range of topics including the future of the web, open source and digital inclusion;

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EVENT: National Digital Inclusion Conference 2010, London, 10-11 March

by Kevin 08/01/2010 in Events

The fifth National Digital Inclusion Conference will be taking place at the Vinopolis Conference Centre over the two days on the 10th and 11th March.
Returning conference chair Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive at the RSA, will be joined by newly appointed champion for Digital Inclusion Martha Lane Fox, Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms MP, Chair [...]

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The Digital Divide: a key challenge for the 21st Century

by Kevin 04/12/2009 in People

The Royal Geographic Society (RGS) has highlighted some of the key issues likely to affect our lives and society in the coming years. The Digital Divide has been identified alongside issues ranging from climate change to migration, from energy resources to environmental hazards, from food production to water resources, and from the future of the [...]

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Bristol’s Technology Strategy Board Success

by Kevin 09/11/2009 in Bristol

Out of 80 successful applications to the Technology Strategy Board’s recent Digital Britain funding, Bristol companies secured at least five grants, another example of the city’s success in producing innovative ideas and new business models across the creative and public sectors.
The feasibility grants are designed to stimulate innovation in business models, applications, services and technologies. [...]

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5000+ Watch Bristol’s Live Council Webcast

by Kevin 09/11/2009 in People

The Bristol City Council (November 4) meeting to decide the stadium application received the most viewers in the history of UK council webcasting. 5,624 people witnessed the debate live and online. Not only would this crowd fill 25 council chambers. It would also leave very few seats at Bristol City’s famous Dolman stand.  View the [...]

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