An online notebook
Silver Surfers’ Day is coming up on the 21st May. Organised by Digital Unite and supported by UK online centres, among others, it’s a national campaign to highlight the opportunities the internet offers people in later life. As a part of this year’s event, UK online centres are running a special campaign for people to … Keep reading
I was delighted when UK online centres decided to make their bid for the Digital Mentor fund from CLG, inspired by the community initiative to take a policy initiative by the scruff of the neck over at DigitalMentor.org. Now the bids are in, all that those who are involved can do is sit and wait. … Keep reading
I am enjoying helping with the Voicebox bid for the CLG digital mentor project: those involved like Helen, Anne and Ben from UK online centres are so enthusiastic and eager for the open, collaborative approach they are taking to succeed. Here’s a video of Helen Milner talking about the Voicebox bid: As part of the … Keep reading
I have just come back from a meetup in Birmingham of folk interested in the Digital Mentor concept and how we can all collaborate on a bid. I got to meet some great people for the first time, and catch up with some familiar faces. Also present was Ben Brown from UK Online Centres, who … Keep reading
Things are starting to pick up with the digital mentors initiative, which is a part of the digital inclusion programme supported by the department for Communities and Local Government. There is now the option to express an interest in tendering for the money to run the pilots, which is a reasonably healthy £900k. To help … Keep reading