Projects and pilots

Who we are, where we came from, what we do and why we do it...

Innovation is key in maximising the potential of the network, and UK online centres run various projects and pilots to develop new services for its customers and stakeholders.

Get online day

Get online day – Friday 12 October - was all about getting families who don’t use the internet to get online together.

myguide

The vision for the myguide project is to make the internet available and accessible to those who can't, won't or haven't used it.

South West e-government pilot

The aim of the 2006 UK online centre e-government pilot was to assess the effectiveness of UK online centres in broadening the access to and use of government e-services

Small grant projects

In March 2006, UK online centres announced £2.4m of DfES funding to support development activities in the network between November 2006 and July 2007.

Social Impact Demonstrator projects

Thousands of socially excluded people will get the chance to change their lives and reconnect with their communities by connecting with ICT, with 20 Social Impact Demonstrator projects to be led by UK online centres across England.

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Web-novices get their own guide to online public services - Whether you’re trying to find out when your bins are being collected or renewing your tax disc, looking up your local school or checking your pension entitlements, you could be saving time and hassle by doing it all online.

Digital Inclusion Minister takes 1st Byte of UK online centres in Sheerness - Sheerness played host to new Minister for Digital Inclusion, Paul Murphy MP, who visited the town this morning on his first ever trip to a UK online centre.

National Awards for stars of Digital Inclusion - The stars of digital inclusion were celebrated yesterday at a special ceremony in London.

The second annual Get online day is taking place this year on 24 October 2008, and it’s another chance for families to get into UK online centres and onto the internet…

The UK online centres Awards took place over the summer. Find out more about the winners from the Awards programme, or get a flavour of the day by watching the Awards film.