by Sarah Burke | Jan 19, 2022 | Architecture, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Practice, Digital skills, Digital Stockport, Economy, Enabling Independence, Jobs, Smart places
Radically Digital Stockport Stockport’s Radical Digital Strategy aims to help us make the most of the digital-age possibilities for the people of Stockport and our local economy. It will guide us in our ambition that everyone should have the skills and confidence to...
by Debbie Hartley | Dec 10, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
There aren’t many places you can go to and ask someone in person for help, for free, using anything to do with digital. Where do you even start to look for information? I have worked in libraries for over 35 years now and have seen the difference and prominence...
by Laura Hadley | Dec 3, 2021 | DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Stockport
December 3rd marks International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD), a day to celebrate the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for people with disabilities. The theme for this year’s IDPWD is “Fighting for rights in the post-COVID era”. Because, since...
by Nicola Wallace Dean | Nov 19, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Starting Point, as part of the DigiKnow network, has always been aware of some people’s struggle to get online. The issues of digital exclusion and data poverty existed before COVID-19, and we have previously acknowledged the need for broadband and affordable...
by Clare Redfern | Oct 13, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Someone said to me today that they can see I’m ‘very passionate and enthusiastic about supporting people to get online’. On reflection, I think yes, I am. But why? I took a moment to think about it and I think it’s because I’m a big advocate for sharing opportunities,...
by James Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, with libraries and public Wi-Fi unavailable, many residents lost access to the internet, and were unable to afford the devices or data they needed to get online. So, in the summer of 2020, using a Stockport Local Fund grant we set up...
