DigiKnow: Leaping across the Digital Divide

29 February 2024

Photo, from left to right:

Cllr Jilly Julian, Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Stockport Council; Richard Mortimer, Head of Economy, Work and Skills, Stockport Council; Adrian Davies, Head of IT, Stockport Council; Dr Chris Nortcliff, GP GM Digital Lead for the GM Primary Care Provider Board Delivery Team; Nicola Wallace Dean, CEO, Starting Point Community Learning Partnership; Katie Heard, Head of Research & Data Insights, Good Things Foundation.

Panel discussions

How do we overcome digital exclusion in Stockport?

Nicola Wallace Dean (Chair), Helen Johnson, DigiKnow, Stockport Council, Beena Puri, GM Digital Innovation and Partnerships Lead, Hazel Batty, Age UK Stockport, Linzie Hogan, Chelwood Foodbank, Chloe Day, Community Organiser, Starting Point

Opportunities for digital to create a healthier Stockport                            

Dr Chris Nortcliff (Chair), Cllr Jilly Julian, Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Stockport Council, Vince Fraga, Assistant Director, Adult Social Care, Monica Saksena Joye, GP Principal, Reddish Family Practices, Joe Pickard, Digital Transformation facilitator, Stockport Locality, Patrick Macdonald, DigiKnow and Health Champion.

Opportunities to address the digital skills need for work in Stockport

Richard Mortimer (Chair), Chris Fletcher, GM Chamber of Commerce, Marie Hamilton, GM Regional Lead, Microsoft, Naomi Timperley, Director, Innovation Centre, Tracey Wood, Assistant Principal, The Trafford and Stockport College Group, Shelly Metcalfe, Flourish

Closing remarks

Cllr Frankie Singleton, Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Sport, Stockport Council