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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Bristol-BBC-Anchor is a new collaboration between the BBC, Bristol City Council, South West RDA, South West Screen and an alliance of creative industries, community organisations and academic institutions including Bristol Media, the University of Bristol, UWE and Futurelab.
Bristol has a reputation for creation of world-class content, most notably from the award-winning BBC Natural History Unit, [...]
Bristol Wireless is committed to social improvement through the building of a wireless computer network. This volunteer run co-operative research and develop services and products to help people to reduce the carbon footprint and cost of their ICT, including low power hardware, open source software and wireless networking. Bristol Wireless also wipe and refurbish old [...]
Ethical IT is part of The Ethical Property Company who buy properties and develop them as centres that bring charities, social enterprises, community and campaign groups together to share skills and ideas. Ethical IT specialises in the communication requirements and system issues of the social change sector, and provides tailored, cost-effective solutions.
Key Green ICT successes [...]
The University of Bristol is ranked as one of the top 10 universities in the UK, and although one of the oldest institutions, it is riding the crest of the digital wave and becoming a Green ICT Champion.
One of the key aims of the University’s IT Strategy is the Environment: to develop sustainable approaches to [...]
Knowle West Media Centre seeks a Tech Support. A flexible, friendly team player is needed to support the DEHEMS team in Knowle West.
Fifty energy meters need to be installed in local people’s homes and the support role will involve accompanying one of the DEHEMS team to homes and installing the meter and training users [...]