Digital Britain – Who will pay for it!?

The Digital Britain Summit took place last Friday 17 April 2009 at the British Library. This conference was designed to discuss the emerging ‘digital revolution’ and to ensure that Britain is at the front of technological innovation. A key aim is to secure universal broadband access for all.
As the Digital Britain Forum blog reveals, the [...]

Social Media Exchange Event

The Social Media Exchange is a series of masterclasses, discussion and debates to inspire  online collaboration and networking opportunities for 2009.

Date: Monday 26 January 2009
Time: 9am Registration. Prompt start 9.45am – 5pm
Venue: The Resource Centre, Holloway Road, London N7 6PA

Part of the day will be dedicated to masterclasses on a range of topics related to [...]

News from the Corridors of Power – through the power of WordPress

The UK Parliament Labs are developing the services they offer through customising their use of WordPress blogging software. This will make their news services more accessible – and more friendly – to use!
“WordPress is open source software that is free to use and customise. This is the first time Parliament has used the open [...]

Virtual HQ opens – but aiming at real benefits!?

Civil Society IT magazine has reported that Diabetes UK has opened a new state-of-the-art building on ‘Manchester Island’ in virtual 3D world Second Life.
The charity has done this to raise awareness about the risks and seriousness of diabetes and to promote a healthier lifestyle in its new virtual shop that allow users of the virtual [...]

New ICT Magazine for 3rd Sector

Civil Society IT is a new quarterly magazine and active website about the effective use of ICT in all kinds of not-for-profit organisations.
The magazine offers:

4 information-packed issues per year
A fully-interactive digital edition
A regular e-newsletter with news, jobs and events
Unlimited access to online-only content at civilsocietyIT.co.uk. What we can’t fit in the [...]

Comics teach adults to use ICT

Keeping IT in the Family is a witty idea launched by Digital Birmingham and the Birmingham City Council aiming to encourage families to use ICT.
The initiative commissioned by Microsoft and developed by Citizens Online uses a series of guides in ‘Comic’ format. The emphasis of the comics is to help young people and children give [...]

FREE USB memory sticks for teachers initiative

Memory4Teachers is a major new ICT initiative taking place within the UK education sector.
The project has been developed, in association with LEAs and Teacher Unions, to support teachers and educators in addressing their ever-increasing workloads by funding the provision of 750,000 USB memory sticks across the UK.
Find out more via Memory4Teachers

Capacitybuilders Capital Funding

Watch this space – an early ‘heads-up’ from the Yorkshire Regional ICT Champion regarding possible Capacity Builders capital funding for infrastructure organisations (CVS’s, CEN’s, etc).

Virtual Promise 2008 – The power of the internet for charities

Since 2000 Virtual Promise has aimed to provide a unique insight into the use of the internet by charities.
With growing numbers of participants every year and readers from around the globe, we’re told it’s the only way charity professionals can compare and benchmark their new media activity, priorities and investment.
We now want to repeat this [...]

Social Media Surgery – Early successes!

The Social Media Surgery held in Birmingham as a practical response to Blog Action Day was undoubtedly a success!  Check out these posts to guage the early successes. I say ‘early’ because the new tools learned will undoubtedly have an knock-on affect with the individuals and organisations concerned sharing that experience with colleagues, friends, members, [...]