Comments for MCIN http://testmcin.wordpress.com A community development charity working across Greater Manchester Sat, 10 May 2008 23:36:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on ICT and Social Capital paper by MCIN Director http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/ict-and-social-capital-paper/#comment-1250 MCIN Director Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:38:00 +0000 https://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/ict-and-social-capital-paper/#comment-1250 Thanks for the link to the paper. Its very interesting reading. You might be interested in a conference MCIN is running in Manchester on the 16th October along with Manchester Metropolitan University, and CN4M a community empowerment network on social capital and community cohesion, which Robert Puttnam is speaking at. You can find the details at http://www.mymanchester.net/home/conferences/1905 . We have about 160 people coming from different sectors and I will be speaking on ICT and Social Capital. We are planning to Web Cast it so if you want to see it please contact Sophie and she can link you up with the web cast. sophiefosker@googlemail.com. There will also be a blog after the event with the video and the final report on. Thanks for the link to the paper. Its very interesting reading. You might be interested in a conference MCIN is running in Manchester on the 16th October along with Manchester Metropolitan University, and CN4M a community empowerment network on social capital and community cohesion, which Robert Puttnam is speaking at. You can find the details at http://www.mymanchester.net/home/conferences/1905 . We have about 160 people coming from different sectors and I will be speaking on ICT and Social Capital. We are planning to Web Cast it so if you want to see it please contact Sophie and she can link you up with the web cast. sophiefosker@googlemail.com. There will also be a blog after the event with the video and the final report on.

]]> Comment on How do you make money out of web based content by newmobilephones http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/how-do-you-make-money-out-of-web-based-content/#comment-1153 newmobilephones Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:02:17 +0000 https://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/how-do-you-make-money-out-of-web-based-content/#comment-1153 There are other ways to monetise content, if you self publish on your own site and offer articles for publication elsewhere the site could enjoy revenue from Google Adwords, Paid Links, and other advertising mediums. http://www.phoneslimited.co.uk There are other ways to monetise content, if you self publish on your own site and offer articles for publication elsewhere the site could enjoy revenue from Google Adwords, Paid Links, and other advertising mediums.

http://www.phoneslimited.co.uk

]]> Comment on Diary of a Social Enterprise Part 2 - Products by MCIN Director http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/diary-of-a-social-enterprise-part-2-products/#comment-265 MCIN Director Wed, 30 May 2007 09:21:24 +0000 http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/diary-of-a-social-enterprise-part-2-products/#comment-265 Jim No problem feel free. Anyhting else I can do let me know Gary Jim

No problem feel free. Anyhting else I can do let me know
Gary

]]> Comment on Diary of a Social Enterprise Part 2 - Products by Jim Brown http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/diary-of-a-social-enterprise-part-2-products/#comment-264 Jim Brown Wed, 30 May 2007 09:14:17 +0000 http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/diary-of-a-social-enterprise-part-2-products/#comment-264 I liked your diary of a social enterprise and would like to use it as a case study on a professional development programme I am running for social enterprise advisers - are you agreeable to this? I liked your diary of a social enterprise and would like to use it as a case study on a professional development programme I am running for social enterprise advisers - are you agreeable to this?

]]> Comment on Diary of a social enterprise - Part 1 is MCIN a Social Enterprise ? by Jeremy Gregg http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/diary-of-a-social-enterprise-part-1-is-mcin-a-social-enterprise/#comment-147 Jeremy Gregg Wed, 09 May 2007 04:42:09 +0000 http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/diary-of-a-social-enterprise-part-1-is-mcin-a-social-enterprise/#comment-147 I found your blog while googling social enterprise. I also blogged on it here: http://theraiser.blogspot.com/ Thanks for your time, and for sharing your thoughts on SE! Jeremy Gregg Editor, The Raiser's Razor I found your blog while googling social enterprise. I also blogged on it here:

http://theraiser.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your time, and for sharing your thoughts on SE!

Jeremy Gregg
Editor, The Raiser’s Razor

]]> Comment on How do you make money out of web based content by Gary Copitch http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/how-do-you-make-money-out-of-web-based-content/#comment-123 Gary Copitch Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:40:05 +0000 https://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/how-do-you-make-money-out-of-web-based-content/#comment-123 Have a look at this article from the guardian http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059841,00.html about how to be a mobile media magnate from a mobile phone. It shows how much the changes in technolgy can help people to have there say. Have a look at this article from the guardian http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059841,00.html
about how to be a mobile media magnate from a mobile phone. It shows how much the changes in technolgy can help people to have there say.

]]> Comment on MCIN supports the digital challenge by Gary Copitch http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/mcin-supports-the-digital-challenge/#comment-80 Gary Copitch Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:56:34 +0000 http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/mcin-supports-the-digital-challenge/#comment-80 DIGITAL CHALLENGE AND DIGITAL STRATEGY Two important events are getting very close: firstly, the Digital Challenge award ceremony (see below) and, secondly, the final draft of the revised Digital Strategy for the Manchester City-Region is now out for consultation. You can download it from the MDDA website and the ONE-Manchester Blog and we need your comments and input by March 31st. see http://www.manchesterdda.com/onemanchester/ The Digital Challenge awards ceremony takes place in London on Tuesday March 13th and it will be webcast live via the Digital Challenge website: Follow this link to http://www.digitalchallenge.gov.uk to find out more or click on the existing Digital Challenge link on the ONE-Manchester Blog. The announcements are expected to take place from about 12.45 to 2pm. Hope fully you can watch us win and, otherwise, join the commiserations. Either way everyone's a winner and we are hoping for other announcements from Government on the day to put at least some resources behind that sentiment. Best wishes Dave DIGITAL CHALLENGE AND DIGITAL STRATEGY

Two important events are getting very close: firstly, the Digital Challenge
award ceremony (see below) and, secondly, the final draft of the revised
Digital Strategy for the Manchester City-Region is now out for consultation.
You can download it from the MDDA website and the ONE-Manchester Blog and we need your comments and input by March 31st. see http://www.manchesterdda.com/onemanchester/

The Digital Challenge awards ceremony takes place in London on Tuesday March 13th and it will be webcast live via the Digital Challenge website:
Follow this link to http://www.digitalchallenge.gov.uk to find out more or
click on the existing Digital Challenge link on the ONE-Manchester Blog.

The announcements are expected to take place from about 12.45 to 2pm. Hope fully you can watch us win and, otherwise, join the commiserations. Either way everyone’s a winner and we are hoping for other announcements from Government on the day to put at least some resources behind that sentiment.

Best wishes

Dave

]]> Comment on ICT and Social Capital paper by MCIN Director http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/ict-and-social-capital-paper/#comment-33 MCIN Director Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:41:43 +0000 https://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/ict-and-social-capital-paper/#comment-33 Sorry about that they seem to have changed the location. The podcast is now at http://www.socialsciences.man.ac.uk/school/socialchange/mp3/rdp-bbctoday061006.mp3 Sorry about that they seem to have changed the location. The podcast is now at
http://www.socialsciences.man.ac.uk/school/socialchange/mp3/rdp-bbctoday061006.mp3

]]> Comment on ICT and Social Capital paper by steve http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/ict-and-social-capital-paper/#comment-32 steve Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:44:44 +0000 https://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/ict-and-social-capital-paper/#comment-32 are you sure about that? are you sure about that?

]]> Comment on Non accredited training by Gary Copitch http://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/04/05/non-accredited-training/#comment-26 Gary Copitch Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:15:29 +0000 https://testmcin.wordpress.com/2006/04/05/non-accredited-training/#comment-26 UK ONLINE CENTRES - INTERMEDIARIES ‘MISSING LINK’ IN TRANSFORMATIONAL GOVERNMENT A helping hand is crucial if socially excluded people are going to make the most of e-government services, new research has found.The research, from UK online centres, suggests the role of intermediaries has to date been the ‘missing link’ in government plans to shift more public services from face-to-face to online channels.Yesterday’s Varney Report - Service transformation - touches on the role of community and voluntary sector intermediaries, but the UK online centre research suggests the need to go further and faster in using them to get the hard-to-reach interacting with e-government.Many people have little experience of using technology, and little motivation to contact government online. But the research, undertaken by Simpson Carpenter, found the right encouragement and support increased the likelihood of people from disadvantaged backgrounds using the internet and engaging with public services in the future.Managing Director of UK online centres Helen Milner said: “The missing link in the transformational government strategy so far has been the need to show people the potential benefits of e-government, and facilitate and support its use. The focus has been more on the technology than the audience – as the Varney Report highlights. With so many different services and sites being set-up and operated in isolation, socially excluded people have been left stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide.“If e-services are to come together under Directgov as Varney suggests, so too must the support vital to help vulnerable people use them. We’re not talking about extending face-to-face services, but about enabling effective use of a variety of online services under one roof. We’ve found that by doing so, we can recruit and create the independent e-services customers the Government needs.”The new research analyses the results of a major pilot in the South West of England which supported people in the use of six central government and four local authority e-services. Over the course of the nine month pilot, around 16,000 customers were introduced to e-government services through 36 UK online centres. 97 per cent of people engaged through the pilot felt reassured just by having staff around to support their first digital transactions, and those most in need of individual help were often from socially disadvantaged groups.Services covered by the pilot included Directgov and NHS Direct, pension forecasts and credit, housing benefit and council tax. Users were also encouraged and helped to make use of online job search and course search facilities, pay for vehicle licences or register for provisional licences. Researchers identified individuals who were digitally excluded and had a ‘social need’ to contact government – an estimated 6.6 million people nationwide.Helen continued: “There is a clear link between digital exclusion and social exclusion, and the digital divide deepens for the very people standing in most need of public services. As more services go online, we need to ensure there is a co-ordinated approach in making them reach disadvantaged groups. I believe there is a role for UK online centres in addressing both digital and social divides by acting as a stepping-stone between citizen and state, personal and digital.“UK online centres are already working with the communities and groups the government needs to reach, and the public investment in the development of the network totals almost £500 million. I’d like to see that investment put to good use in making a difference to the individuals who need to use e-services, and in taking forward Varney’s vision for transformational government.“I’m delighted to see the potential of UK online centres recognised in the Varney Report. Now I’m looking forward to working with government to turn that potential into practice. Yesterday also saw the publication of an Action Plan for third sector involvement in public service delivery. I’d like to see the two reports join-up so transformational government is included in those plans.“In the words of the Prime Minister in September 2006, technology can indeed be ‘profoundly empowering’. Let’s make sure those who stand to benefit most from it are not left behind.”For further information or a copy of the research report, please contact Abi Stevens, Communications Manager, on 0790 987 5890, or email astevens@ufi.comNotes to editors§ UK online centres engage with adults who have low or no skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), or who do not have access to ICT at home or at work. § There are approximately 6,000 UK online centres across England, which provide free or low cost access to the internet and email, and deliver online courses to help and encourage learners to progress on to further learning opportunities. § UK online centres provide access to technology and support in using it to around three million people a year. An estimated two thirds of those people are from the most deprived wards in England. More than half are not in employment, one in ten has a disability, one in seven is over 65, and one in five is from a minority ethnic group. UK ONLINE CENTRES - INTERMEDIARIES ‘MISSING LINK’ IN TRANSFORMATIONAL GOVERNMENT A helping hand is crucial if socially excluded people are going to make the most of e-government services, new research has found.The research, from UK online centres, suggests the role of intermediaries has to date been the ‘missing link’ in government plans to shift more public services from face-to-face to online channels.Yesterday’s Varney Report - Service transformation - touches on the role of community and voluntary sector intermediaries, but the UK online centre research suggests the need to go further and faster in using them to get the hard-to-reach interacting with e-government.Many people have little experience of using technology, and little motivation to contact government online. But the research, undertaken by Simpson Carpenter, found the right encouragement and support increased the likelihood of people from disadvantaged backgrounds using the internet and engaging with public services in the future.Managing Director of UK online centres Helen Milner said: “The missing link in the transformational government strategy so far has been the need to show people the potential benefits of e-government, and facilitate and support its use. The focus has been more on the technology than the audience – as the Varney Report highlights. With so many different services and sites being set-up and operated in isolation, socially excluded people have been left stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide.“If e-services are to come together under Directgov as Varney suggests, so too must the support vital to help vulnerable people use them. We’re not talking about extending face-to-face services, but about enabling effective use of a variety of online services under one roof. We’ve found that by doing so, we can recruit and create the independent e-services customers the Government needs.”The new research analyses the results of a major pilot in the South West of England which supported people in the use of six central government and four local authority e-services. Over the course of the nine month pilot, around 16,000 customers were introduced to e-government services through 36 UK online centres. 97 per cent of people engaged through the pilot felt reassured just by having staff around to support their first digital transactions, and those most in need of individual help were often from socially disadvantaged groups.Services covered by the pilot included Directgov and NHS Direct, pension forecasts and credit, housing benefit and council tax. Users were also encouraged and helped to make use of online job search and course search facilities, pay for vehicle licences or register for provisional licences. Researchers identified individuals who were digitally excluded and had a ‘social need’ to contact government – an estimated 6.6 million people nationwide.Helen continued: “There is a clear link between digital exclusion and social exclusion, and the digital divide deepens for the very people standing in most need of public services. As more services go online, we need to ensure there is a co-ordinated approach in making them reach disadvantaged groups. I believe there is a role for UK online centres in addressing both digital and social divides by acting as a stepping-stone between citizen and state, personal and digital.“UK online centres are already working with the communities and groups the government needs to reach, and the public investment in the development of the network totals almost £500 million. I’d like to see that investment put to good use in making a difference to the individuals who need to use e-services, and in taking forward Varney’s vision for transformational government.“I’m delighted to see the potential of UK online centres recognised in the Varney Report. Now I’m looking forward to working with government to turn that potential into practice. Yesterday also saw the publication of an Action Plan for third sector involvement in public service delivery. I’d like to see the two reports join-up so transformational government is included in those plans.“In the words of the Prime Minister in September 2006, technology can indeed be ‘profoundly empowering’. Let’s make sure those who stand to benefit most from it are not left behind.”For further information or a copy of the research report, please contact Abi Stevens, Communications Manager, on 0790 987 5890, or email astevens@ufi.comNotes to editors§ UK online centres engage with adults who have low or no skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), or who do not have access to ICT at home or at work. § There are approximately 6,000 UK online centres across England, which provide free or low cost access to the internet and email, and deliver online courses to help and encourage learners to progress on to further learning opportunities. § UK online centres provide access to technology and support in using it to around three million people a year. An estimated two thirds of those people are from the most deprived wards in England. More than half are not in employment, one in ten has a disability, one in seven is over 65, and one in five is from a minority ethnic group.

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