A project to digitally connect some of the county’s most clinically vulnerable residents during lockdown is being trialled in Dorset. Dorset Council has teamed up with social day care providers to issue digital devices to 30 residents, to enable them to take part in virtual one-to-ones with carers and attend online day centre activities. If… Read more Digitally connecting Dorset’s most vulnerable residents during lockdown
People who received a device for Christmas and unsure how to use it are being urged to contact Dorset’s free Digital Hotline for help. The Dorset Council hotline is manned by a team of Digital Champion volunteers who have already helped hundreds of people get online. It is estimated that 150,000 people in Dorset lack… Read more Dorset’s Digital Hotline can help people use their Christmas gadget gifts
A new film highlights ground-breaking work taking place in Dorset to help develop a blueprint for next generation mobile connectivity across rural parts of the UK. Read more and view the film on the 5G RuralDorset website
Dorset’s residents are being urged to help friends and loved ones get online as the country prepares for its first ‘digital Christmas’. Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions and limited Christmas bubbles will see more people than ever turn to the digital world to help them celebrate the festive season. However, in Dorset, it’s estimated that as… Read more Yule log-on with the help of Dorset Council this Christmas
Dorset Council’s Digital Hotline is helping even more people get online thanks to a new arrangement with Age UK North, South & West Dorset. Age UK North, South & West Dorset is now referring its users who need help with any IT issues to the free Hotline. The Hotline is manned by a team… Read more Dorset’s Digital Hotline helping even more people get online
5G RuralDorset last week visited communications technology partner Excelerate at its Cardiff HQ to catch up on progress with this exciting Government-funded project.
A practically-minded young man who joined Dorset Council straight from college has now been shortlisted for a prestigious national digital award. Sam McLaren, is one of the finalists in the ‘Young Digital Leaders’ category of the Digital Leaders 100 Awards. He was selected because of his creative and innovative work with digital technology over the… Read more Young digital talent shortlisted for national award
We are urgently seeking a ‘digitally savvy, people person’ with up to four hours a week free to join our Bourne Digital project team as a volunteer Digital Champion. This vital role will help underemployed and unemployed people in Bournemouth gain the digital skills they need to get into training or enter the workplace. Digital… Read more Could you be our Bournemouth Digital Champion?
Four new recruits have joined Superfast Dorset’s army of Digital Champions.
