Digital Challenge and Inclusion Network
Posted by Isidoros Passas at 2 December 2006 in Digital Cities / Smart Cities
The Digital Challenge initiative is a competition aimed at UK councils to encourage them to think about issues of social and digital exclusion within communities. According to Digital Challenge and Inclusion Network (DCIN) Content Editor, has been created to support the Digital Challenge initiative.
Out of 80 entrants, 10 finalists have been shortlisted, including Birmingham (as lead authority), Bristol City, Ealing, Kingston upon Hull, Manchester City, Milton Keynes, Norfolk County, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils, Shropshire County, Stratford-on-Avon District and Sunderland City.
The Digital Challenge and Inclusion Network also has a wider objective to deepen the debate surrounding the issue of digital and social exclusion and to act as a focal point for knowledge sharing, promoting innovation and serving as a call to action.
Objectives:
- maintain an index/repository of good practice in using ICT in all its forms to deliver real improvements for all citizens through ICT
- to build on existing good practice through signposting, promoting collaboration and capacity building initiatives that work to develop social capital
- to establish a repository of monitored and evaluated digital initiatives which address issues of social exclusion
- to develop a portal/interactive forum as a place to go to get questions and queries answered and a place where a community of service providers and users will be able to share ideas and create open source, user-driven innovations
- to support industry on the development of new innovations and the spread of good solutions
- to work with the Third Sector to ensure grassroots activity and local join-up through community development approaches, such as “Silversurfers” days, and EverybodyOnline
- to promote the specifications and protocols that will promote ICT enabled information and data sharing at a strategic, national and local level.
The Digital Challenge & Inclusion Network is run and managed by the Challenge & Innovation Team, Department for Communities and Local Government. You can contact the team at: digitalchallenge@communities.gsi.gov.uk
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