With 13 million people struggling to get online through a lack of digital skills and a further 12 million considering giving up their broadband or mobile data because of the cost-of-living crisis – never has giving the gift of digital been so important. This Christmas we are asking you to #GiveTheGiftOfDigtal and you don’t… Read more Give the gift of digital this Christmas
When you find yourself living on the streets it can feel like all hope is lost – but thanks to one Weymouth charity and Dorset Council dozens of homeless people are getting their life back on track. For years, the charity Bus Shelter has been providing shelter and support to Weymouth’s homeless population. With 24-hour… Read more Finding a digital home
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Dorset Council’s Volunteer Digital Champion service. We are running a series of articles and videos to celebrate this milestone. In this article, we meet the volunteers and learners at the very special Sturminster Newton Learning Centre. Tucked away in Sturminster Newton’s community building The Exchange is a room… Read more Getting people excited about digital in Sturminster Newton
By Penny Syddall, Dorset Council’s Programme Manager for Digital Skills and Adoption The government is pushing councils and health authorities to work more closely and more efficiently to give residents the care they expect by establishing Integrated Care Systems (ICS). Dorset’s ICS was one of the first when it was created in 2018 and… Read more Partnerships for prevention – Digital Dorset’s health and social care
All this month we are celebrating five years of Dorset Council signing the Local Digital Declaration. The Declaration is a shared ambition for the future of local public services. It was written in 2018 by a collective of 45 local authorities, sector bodies and government departments – including Dorset Council – and outlines our goals… Read more Championing digital skills will help Dorset Council improve customer service
This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our volunteer digital champion service and over the next few months we’ll be shining a light on the difference this is making to people’s lives. We start with a feature on one of our longest serving champions, Mike Watson. It was a just normal day of the… Read more When volunteer digital champion Mike answered the call for help, he never looked back
It was 2021, the country was in lockdown and everything in Simon Hobbs’ world had turned upside down. Forced to give up his job as a primary school teacher due to mental health struggles, the then 50-year-old from Swanage had reached the lowest moment of his life. But fast-forward two years later, thanks to amazing… Read more How digital opened a whole new world for Simon
An internationally renowned IT company that usually works with young people in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is now introducing new events for adults here in Dorset. CGI has teamed up with #DigitalDorset to offer a free STEM camp for any adult who wants to feel more confident about using the internet. The event,… Read more Free internet workshop for Dorset residents
With 10 million people struggling to get online through a lack of digital skills and a further eight million considering giving up their broadband or mobile data because of the cost-of-living crisis * – never has giving the gift of digital been so important. We are launching a Christmas campaign called #GiveTheGiftOfDigtal and you don’t… Read more Give the gift of digital this Christmas
For residents in Dorset, Blandford Library is more than just a place to loan books. For many, Blandford library is a community hub and a place to connect. In 2021 the library was upgraded to a gigabit-capable network, making buffering screens a thing of the past. Before gigabit broadband systems in the library were slow,… Read more Connecting libraries to next generation broadband benefits the whole community
