We are almost halfway through our six month Outcomes Framework and Evaluation Toolkit pilot process. Following our workshop in October, seven organisations signed up to use and test the Evaluation Toolkit to evaluate their own digital engagement projects. We’ve …
Are older people at risk of missing out? James Nazroo and Katey Matthews from the University of Manchester tell us about their report: Digital Engagement in Later Life. The Government's 2014 strategy for digital engagement reported that 69% of those …
The Cabinet Office actively promotes opportunities for its staff to help schemes make a real difference to the public whilst strengthening its wider mission. Here, Chad Bond, Service Manager at the Government Digital Service tells us about one such scheme: …
A new home At the end of last year, the Digital Inclusion team was welcomed into the Department of Culture, Media and Sport as part of the Digital Economy Unit. The move further strengthens our focus on the digital economy. …
Back in January we held the first of 2015’s two Digital Inclusion Forums where we ran a number of sessions aimed at kickstarting collaborations between stakeholders. This succeeded in getting some great projects off the ground, but here we’re going …
Nathanael Jones, Digital Assurance and Compliance manager at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), tells us about engaging staff in sharing digital skills. In March this year the Digital Publishing division within ONS began a pilot exercise in partnership …
This week we hosted a workshop to kick off the the pilot phase of the Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework and evaluation toolkit. Julia tells more below. In July we published the Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework and Evaluate-IT Toolkit, a …
Rachel Neaman, CEO of digital skills charity Go ON UK, tells us about this week's launch. On Monday, Go ON UK launched two new digital products to help policy-makers and local organisations understand where there is a lack of basic …
There is a growing digital skills gap in the charity sector. On 30th September, we held a networking breakfast at our Innovation Centre in London. We brought together key voluntary sector organisations to discuss, and be inspired by how digital …
Yesterday marked the start of National Inclusion Week 2015. We’ve been thinking about some of the great work our partners do to give everyone in the workplace and beyond the same opportunities to access the internet and learn basic digital …