March 2021

Dorset Digital Hotline

Rising to the challenges of the Covid pandemic – how Dorset Council helped people get online

When the first lockdown pulled down the shutters on all public-facing services on 23 March 2020 an urgent, and a digital, response was needed. It soon became clear that digital was going to the be solution for most people and services: Public meetings became Zoom meetings; family gatherings were replaced with Facetime; the clinically vulnerable… Read more Rising to the challenges of the Covid pandemic – how Dorset Council helped people get online

Digital Champion Andy Taylor who recently helped reconnect a woman with her family via Zoom

A huge thank you to our Digital Champions

Our brilliant volunteer Digital Champions are helping to make a huge difference to people’s lives. One champion, Andy Taylor, recently helped reconnect a woman with her family via Zoom. And this was the feedback we received from the lady’s NHS Link Worker, Vicky Russell: “I have a patient with mental health issues who has been… Read more A huge thank you to our Digital Champions

Dorset Council – bringing the future to the Jurassic Coast

How do you bring the next-generation connectivity needed to create jobs, foster innovation and support communities to one of the UK’s most beautiful rural locations with a UNESCO-designated world heritage coastline? That’s the challenge faced by Dorset Council, which is leading a consortium of local, national and international partners delivering the £7 million 5G RuralDorset… Read more Dorset Council – bringing the future to the Jurassic Coast