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
Finding a job can be difficult at the best of times – but try searching for employment when you are offline, and a difficult task becomes almost impossible. But thanks to Dorset Council’s Digital Doorway scheme, job seekers in Weymouth and west Dorset are now more equipped to find work. Already benefitting from excellent… Read more How the gift of digital can open the door to future employment
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
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
