New Digital Champion roleDigital Inclusion Minister Paul Murphy has announced that the Government are looking for a high profile figure to help promote the Digitaal Inclusion agenda.
The role was set out in the cross-Government report Delivering Digital Inclusion: An Action Plan for Consultation.
Guardian Technology Journalist Michael Cross has been speculating (not entirely seriously) as to which public figure read more.. Citizens Show Government a Better WayShow us a Better Way is part of the Government’s Power of Information Review.
Over the last few months, Show Us a better Way has encouraged citizens to suggest creative ideas about how public information might be shared and used more effectively.
The winners have just been announced…
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Location of Postboxes (in rural read more.. Bristol short-listed as first European Green CapitalBristol has been chosen as the only city in the UK to be short-listed for the European Green Capital Award. The city has been pre-selected alongside seven other European top environmental cities out of 35 initial applications.
The seven other cities are: Amsterdam (Netherlands); Copenhagen (Denmark); Freiburg (Germany); Hamburg (Germany); Munster (Germany); Oslo (Norway); Stockholm (Sweden).
The read more.. Socitim Digital Inclusion Workshop: Bristol, 19 November 1pm- 4.30pmSocitim Consulting are organising a workshop aimed at anyone addressing social exclusion or implementing digital inclusion, developing social policy or Local Area Agreements and Partnerships. The event is free to public, independent and voluntary sector delegates and begins with a buffet lunch. The Bristol event is part of a program of workshops taking place between read more.. Community Barcamp: Sunderland, 24th NovemberSunderland will be hosting its first ‘Community Barcamp’ on Monday 24th November at the Stadium of Light.
BarCamps are democratic, user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.
The event, which is free to attend and runs from 6 til 8pm, will bring together people that use services in the community with read more.. New Environmental Website LaunchedA new website that has just been launched for the Bristol area.
ecojam.org, a new one-stop website for Bristol’s growing green and ethical scene, is taking a fresh approach to local environmentalism. Launched by researchers at the University of Bristol, it’s a place for you to discover local businesses and initiatives, search for ethical jobs, trade read more.. Get Online DayThis Friday, 24th October, is Get Online day. As you are almost certainly reading this online you may feel that this event isn’t all that relevant to you. However there may be someone you know, a friend or a member of your family, who would benefit from finding out how using the the internet isn’t read more.. National Identity Fraud Prevention Week 2008The fourth National Identity Fraud Prevention week runs from 6th to 12 June. The week aims to remind UK citizens about the rising level of identity fraud in the UK and promote activities to help prevent it.
As well as reminding users to install the latest security patches and up-to-date anti-virus software, the Stop Identity Fraud read more.. EU considering universal broadband moveEvery three years the European Commission conducts a review of it’s Universal Service Obligations (USO). The USO outlines the telecommunications standards and services that all EU citizens can expect. The USO also states that if a majority of EU citizens are able to make use of a particular telecoms service, then the policy is to read more.. PM announces New Educational Technology AllowancesIn his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester this afternoon Gordon Brown unveiled a ÂŁ300m scheme aimed at ensuring every child in the country has access to a PC and connectivity at home.
There are currently 1.4 million school pupils who don’t have internet access from home. The Prime Minister said “We want read more..
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