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Sylvie is 88 years old and has lived in a Seniors Housing scheme in Hollingdean, Brighton, for a number of years. A keen IT learner and crochet enthusiast, she has been making the most of the monthly digital gadget drop-ins run by our community Digital Champion, Josie Jeffery, for the past six months. Continue Reading 88 year-old Sylvie gets online in Brighton & Hove
on At Citizens Online, we use the term ‘Digital Champion’ to refer to people who help others understand the benefits of using the internet and can show them how to do simple things online. We believe Digital Champions can make a huge difference to people’s lives. We advocate for the use of different types of Digital… Continue Reading Case Study: Volunteer Digital Champion
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Social housing providers include Housing Associations, Registered Social Landlords and Local Authority Housing Teams and all need to consider the role of digital inclusion and skills (pdf) in the services they provide. Whilst almost half of those who are digitally excluded live in social housing, digital inclusion potentially gives tenants more choice and control and… Continue Reading Our Partnerships with Housing Providers
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Citizens Online has been working in Gwynedd since 2011, commencing with one of 11 BT-funded “Get IT Together” projects and continuing from 2015 onwards with our “One Digital” programme supported by the Big Lottery Fund. Digital Gwynedd has developed significantly over this time and today our hugely successful project and the value of the work… Continue Reading Digital Gwynedd
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Local Authorities have a number of duties which intersect with digital inclusion and skills: Service delivery: This involves sharing information and transacting with citizens. The more citizens can self‐serve online, the greater the efficiency savings. Services can also be improved by effective, well‐designed online processes; Commissioning, and in some cases provisioning, of relevant services such… Continue Reading Our Partnerships with Local Authorities
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Citizens Online has partnered with businesses since our early days, when Microsoft sponsored us to produce a report on Corporate Social Responsibility in the IT sector. We began a long‐standing partnership with BT in 2002 to tackle the growing inequalities around internet use. That partnership has led to in‐depth support for over 50 communities. Businesses can have an important role in promoting digital inclusion and skills. Continue Reading Our Partnerships with Businesses
