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09 June 2008 |
Skills minister opens local Learning Shop
Bill Rammell, MP for Harlow and Minister of State at the at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, paid a visit last week to The Learning Shop2 – a new learndirect and UK online centre at the very heart of Harlow.
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28 March 2008 |
Byron Review pushes skills for poorer parents up digi-agenda
ICT and internet skills for parents – particularly those at a social or financial disadvantage - must go up the government’s digital agenda in the wake of yesterday’s Byron Review.
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20 February 2008 |
Conference seeks solutions for final offline third
A third of UK adults remain offline, and are not only missing out on the digital revolution but paying a high price for exclusion...
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18 February 2008 |
Internet safety fears could keep excluded parents offline
Fears about online safety are causing poorer parents anxiety, and could keep digitally excluded families offline...
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24 January 2008 |
E-gov Awards accolade for myguide and UK online centres
New research from UK online centres and FreshMinds shows link between digital and social exclusion.
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18 January 2008 |
UK online centres launch Awards
Thousands of UK online centres, staff and visitors are being encouraged to celebrate their achievements, and enter the UK online centres Awards 2008...
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14 December 2007 |
Day makes dent in digital divide
Fifteen years after the world wide web started making world wide waves, one day last month saw more than 10,000 people dipping their toes into online waters.
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01 October 2007 |
2.7 million 'e-bandoned' children get the chance to get parents online
New research from UK online centres shows a quarter of parents lack the confidence to help their children online.
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17 September 2007 |
2.8 million Web-phobes get their Day
It might not be as well documented as arachnophobia, nor the subject of gruesome horror movies, but millions of Brits are gripped by web fear, and it's holding them back in their everyday lives.
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12 September 2007 |
UK online centres in Euro celebration
A UK government IT initiative has been short-listed for a prestigious European E-government Award, along with other flagship public sector projects from across the continent.
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04 September 2007 |
New skills minister meets learners at London Learning Zone
David Lammy, Skills Minister at the new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, paid a visit last week to Selby Learning Zone.
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04 September 2007 |
Digital inclusion key to progression of online government
UK online centres today welcomed the publication of the National Audit Office (NAO) report into Government on the internet...
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17 July 2007 |
Mums meet Minister at Digital Inclusion Reception
Four Mums from Tower Hamlets met Minister of State Stephen Timms yesterday at a Reception in the House of Commons.
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02 July 2007 |
Disadvantaged missing out as digital divide deepens
New research from UK online centres and FreshMinds shows link between digital and social exclusion.
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04 June 2007 |
myguide - making the internet easy for everyone
Thousands of people who think the internet isn't for them could soon get online the easy way - thanks to myguide.
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04 May 2007 |
Digital divide still alive and kicking
The National Digital Inclusion Conference, which took place last week, saw the 'digital divide' move out of the shadows and into the political and commercial limelight.
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25 April 2007 |
Minister sees UK online centres bridging digital divide
Pat McFadden, Minister for Social Exclusion, paid a visit to Greenwich UK online centres at Charlton Triangle Homes and at Green Lawns Supported Housing this week.
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24 April 2007 |
Conference puts people at heart of digital policies
Key players in the world of digital inclusion and transformational government will meet today at the National Digital Inclusion Conference.
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06 March 2007 |
Education minister visits Plymouth UK online centre
Jim Knight, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (DfES), paid a visit to the North Prospect Community UK online centre in Plymouth earlier today.
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09 February 2007 |
MP sees digital divide bridged at local UK online centre
Local MP Margaret Moran paid a visit to the Learn4Business UK online centre in Luton this morning.
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08 January 2007 |
UK online centre projects to demonstrate social impact of ICT
Thousands of socially excluded people will get the chance to change their lives and reconnect with their communities by connecting with ICT, thanks to 20 new projects to be run by UK online centres across England.
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07 December 2006 |
Intermediaries 'missing link' in transformational government
A helping hand is crucial if socially excluded people are going to make the most of e-government services, new research has found.
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21 October 2006 |
£2m for UK online centres tackling social exclusion
UK online centres across England will get the chance to bid for their share of a £2 million government grant for community projects with socially excluded or disadvantaged groups.
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01 June 2006 |
The internet made easy for all - Skills Minister
Hundreds of people across England are getting into information technology the easy way, thanks to a new service tested this week by Skills Minister Phil Hope.
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