Tag Archives: digital inclusion

Online chat with Plod tonight for Southville residents

Posted on 17/05/2011 by woodsy

The Bristol Evening Post reports that residents of Southville, Bristol, will have a chance to talk to PC Nigel Ingram, their local beat manager in the Southville area, tonight between 7pm and 8.30pm in an online webchat this evening. To … Continue reading →

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It’s not cricket, it’s #twicket!

Posted on 26/04/2011 by woodsy

The Lancashire village of Wray (population approx. 500) became a true global village on Easter Monday with a world first – the live streaming of video and audio coverage of a village cricket match over the internet. The protagonists were … Continue reading →

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Advance notice for Silver Surfers’ Day 2011

Posted on 22/03/2011 by woodsy

News arrives in your correspondent’s inbox that it’s only 8 weeks to go to this year’s Silver Surfers Day the national campaign that aims to get older people using computers and the internet. Silver Surfers’ Day is specifically aimed those … Continue reading →

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Race Online 2012 aims to bridge digital divide with low-cost computers

Posted on 17/01/2011 by woodsy

Today the BBC reports that Race Online 2012, the organisation that aims to reach out to the 9.2 million adults in the UK who are currently offline, will be offering low-cost computers as part of a government scheme to encourage … Continue reading →

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The Digital Challenge is dead, but Momentum Group is harder to kill than a vampire

Posted on 14/12/2010 by woodsy

Yesterday, Rich, Jules and yours truly were representing Bristol Wireless at a Connecting Bristol event (news passim) at the Watershed entitled ‘The Digital Challenge is Over – The Digital Opportunity is Here’. It was good to see some old (not … Continue reading →

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The Digital Challenge is over – long live the Momentum Group

Posted on 01/12/2010 by woodsy

The Government’s £7 mn. Digital Challenge, launched in 2007, is over but, according to Connecting Bristol, ‘digital’ has more to offer Bristol than ever before. Bristol City Council, the Watershed, Knowle West Media Centre and local digital agency Nameless are … Continue reading →

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Lab life – disc wiping

Posted on 30/11/2010 by woodsy

A couple of days ago, we received a donation of a rather smart machine; this will be refurbished and offered for sale as part of our refurbishment project, for which we currently have a selection of machines complete with a … Continue reading →

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Now Digital Challenge is over, where next for the DC10plus network?

Posted on 12/11/2010 by woodsy

News reaches the lab that the Digital Challenge, set up nationwide some three years ago to promote digital inclusion, has come to an end. One spin-off of the Digital Challenge was the formation of the DC10plus network, which was formed … Continue reading →

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Bristol ICT Training Forum – first steps

Posted on 16/06/2010 by Jim Farrand

On 9th June 2010 the inaugural meeting of the Bristol ICT Training Forum was held at Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC). The intention of which was to explore the possibility of starting an ICT training consortium, including collaborative bidding for … Continue reading →

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Tech and a fish supper – tasty!

Posted on 29/04/2010 by woodsy

Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) is a busy place these days. This morning your scribe’s inbox received a cunning invitation to an event they’re organising from 4 pm to 6 pm on Friday 21 May, otherwise known as Silver Surfers’ … Continue reading →

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