Slideshow Transcript

1. Slide 1: Julie Harris Chief Executive, COSMIC Devon - Rural ICT Hubs
2. Slide 2: • www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7TKIhrGNA • Everybody Online – Newlyn • www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyLzV55j9A • Age Action, Ireland
3. Slide 3: Key issues for rural Devon • Loss of local services • Transportation • Cost of services • Ageing population • Economic downturn • Underused venues • village halls, learning centres • Underused facilities • ICT, mobile units
4. Slide 4: Employment and Trends • Mismatch between labour market for ICT workers and ICT literacy • Workers over 60 unlikely to have received on-the- job ICT training • Up to 60% of 50-64 year-olds may face difficulties (physical or cognitive) in using ICT
5. Slide 5: Digital inclusion = Social inclusion = Financial inclusion Over 30% of adults are considered digitally excluded – and most of them also socially and economically excluded “Marry social justice and economic agendas much more closely” .
6. Slide 6: “Use technology as a means to an end – not the end itself” • Learning • Selling • Communicating • Accessing services
7. Slide 7: - Dorset - Somerset - Shropshire and next … Devon – even better!
8. Slide 8: Village ICT Hubs – • health support – online and virtual surgeries (e.g. Cybermoor) • access to services – online, interactive – e-government for all • learning support – e-learning, mentoring • business support – online assistance, returns • video conferencing - communications
9. Slide 9: The Changing Times • Cultural • Technological • Demographic • Economic
10. Slide 10: In the News – last week : www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/mar/14/workandcareers.worklifebalance Jo Causon from the Chartered Management Institute on its study on the future of work - • “Within a decade millions of workers will be at home juggling their careers with caring for children and older relatives” • “an exodus from the traditional workplace caused partly by environmental pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of commuting and partly by the demographic pressure of an ageing population” • “a proliferation of \"virtual\" companies, often small community-based enterprises without conventional business premises”
11. Slide 11: Learn from other projects : • Don’t just throw more money at hardware purchase – plan strategically for effective use of ICT • Identify key people in each community to engage (Village Champions) and links within communities e.g. Parish Councils and voluntary organisations • Recognise and alleviate fears – security, responsibilities, management, maintenance, costs of connections • Provide a central support service to offer ongoing support to managers, users, volunteers
12. Slide 12: A vision for the future in rural Devon: • Any person, living anywhere in the county, with whatever level of skill has access to : • Local sources of support – access information, services and support – help them to develop their skills, engage them in local democracy, involve them in community regeneration, – enhance their business and employment activities. • All of these activities will revolve around the development and support of local ICT hubs or points based in our villages.
13. Slide 13: Links • www.epractice.eu • www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyLzV55j9A • www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7TKIhrGNA • www.citizensonline.co.uk • www.citizensonline.org.uk/everybody_online • www.youtube.com/user/EverybodyOnline
14. Slide 14: Contact Details COSMIC www.cosmic.org.uk Julie Harris julie@cosmic.org.uk www.slideshare.net/cosmicjulie www.swict.wordpress.com – SW Regional ICT Champion Blog www.socialenterpriseambassadors.org.uk/harris - Ambassadors Blog