by Katherine Rosati | Jun 1, 2022 | Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
You may not know but people have been volunteering in Britain since Medieval times. Back in the 12th and 13th centuries, estimates suggest that there were no fewer than 500 voluntary church hospitals established in England. Volunteering continued through the...
by Laura Hadley | May 19, 2022 | DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Stockport
As we mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022 (GAAD), I find myself reflecting on the last year and a half, and what accessibility now means to us and our website. On 23 September 2018, accessibility regulations for local authority websites and apps came into...
by Sarah Burke | Mar 16, 2022 | DigiKnow
Digital Inclusion We need to build residents digital confidence and skills to improve resilience and opportunities. We are working with the cross-sector Digital Inclusion Alliance (DigiKnow). We aim to develop support capacity by increasing membership of this network...
by Wesley Downs | Mar 16, 2022 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Community Computers is a not-for-profit initiative born from and operated by registered charity, Renewal North West (1145056). As a DigiKnow Alliance Partner, the project is able to repair, recycle and refurbish IT devices to provide them back into the community at...
by Helen Johnson | Mar 7, 2022 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport, Smart places
This week’s Digital City Festival will once again bring thought-leaders from around the world to Greater Manchester, this time to address the key challenges as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. There’s a great line-up of interesting keynote speeches and...
by Sarah Burke | Jan 20, 2022 | Communities, DigiKnow, Digital access, Enabling Independence
Digital Communities Radically Digital Stockport Digital Communities Digital Place Digital Council Digital Communities is about building digital skills and confidence so everyone can make the most of digital opportunities. It includes providing people with online...
