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Dorset Council

Face to face or on the hotline – our Digital Champions are ready to help

11/10/2021rachelbaker No Comments

Our volunteer Digital Champions are back in libraries and community centres across Dorset, giving face-to-face support to people who need tech advice. The sessions have to be booked in advance and are carried out in a Covid-secure environment. Meanwhile our Digital Hotline – 01305 221048 – is still very much operational for people who cannot… Read more Face to face or on the hotline – our Digital Champions are ready to help

We’re not TV producers but… by Penny Syddall (Programme Manager for Skills and Adoption)

06/09/2021Dorset Council No Comments

We’re organising ten events in five locations across five days, involving almost 50 speakers and 100 participants and streaming them live over You Tube to an audience of hundreds, if not thousands, of people online. Why are we doing this? It’s complex, scary and – most bizarre of all – no-one has asked us to… Read more We’re not TV producers but… by Penny Syddall (Programme Manager for Skills and Adoption)

Championing the achievements of our digital champs

04/08/2021rachelbaker 2 Comments

After 18 months like no other, Dorset Council’s volunteer Digital Champions were at long last able to get together in person to share their experiences of the past year and a half. For the first time since all Digital Champion services were moved from libraries to the Digital Hotline in March 2020, our brilliant volunteers… Read more Championing the achievements of our digital champs

How Martin was Bourne again thanks to digital

08/07/2021rachelbaker 2 Comments

It had been years since Martin Pipe was last in a job centre and when he stepped through those doors again, little did he know that his life was about to change forever. Martin’s life was just starting to turn a corner after years of living with addiction. One of his first steps to recovery… Read more How Martin was Bourne again thanks to digital

Connecting the Vale – when state subsidy brought fast broadband to Dorset’s most rural corner

18/06/2021rachelbaker No Comments

Nestled in the far western corner of Dorset is the stunning Marshwood Vale – made up of rolling hills and villages and hamlets scattered among the valleys. To the outside world it looks like the place where time had stood still. But beneath the idyllic rural scenes are residents and businesses very much of the… Read more Connecting the Vale – when state subsidy brought fast broadband to Dorset’s most rural corner

Riding the technical highway: Hybrid working in action

10/06/2021rachelbaker No Comments

After more than a year where most people have worked from home it looks like the working landscape has changed for good. While some people begin the return to the office others are deciding that working from home is here to stay. There will also be many people hoping to combine both. And, of course,… Read more Riding the technical highway: Hybrid working in action

Face to face or on the hotline – our Digital Champions are ready to help

28/05/2021rachelbaker No Comments

Our Digital Champions are back in libraries and community centres giving face-to-face support to people who need tech advice. Sessions are underway at Sturminster Newton Learning Centre on Mondays (9.30am-12.30pm) and Wednesdays (9.30am to mid-afternoon), at Yarn Barn Centre in Beaminster (Wednesday mornings) and in the following libraries: Dorchester (Thursday afternoons), Gillingham (Saturday mornings), Weymouth… Read more Face to face or on the hotline – our Digital Champions are ready to help

Hear from Digital Leaders at Dorset Council!

21/05/2021Dorset Council No Comments

Digital Leaders week is the UK’s biggest single gathering of people focused on digital transformation. It takes place this year from 14 to 18 June and there is a huge selection of presentations you can choose to watch on a wide range of topics. We are really pleased that employees from Dorset Council will be… Read more Hear from Digital Leaders at Dorset Council!

Exciting times for Dorset Council – and we’re hiring

07/04/2021rachelbaker No Comments

Dorset Council has just celebrated its second birthday. Over the past year, we’ve demonstrated our flexibility and ability to achieve great things in times of enormous challenge. Now there’s a chance to join us as we extend our transformation capability even further by recruiting to 15 new roles. Here’s some of what we’ve been doing.… Read more Exciting times for Dorset Council – and we’re hiring