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Ian Clifford
  • 40, Male
  • Sidmouth, Devon
  • United Kingdom
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A video by Ian Clifford was featured
An early view of the new 'Wave' application from Google
June 15
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June 6
HI David I have posted the video in full.
June 6
Ian Clifford added a video
An early view of the new 'Wave' application from Google
June 6
June 4
Welcome! are you involved with any Telecentre networks in Brazil? please encouarge them to join if you do have contacts with any?
May 29
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Ian Clifford added a blog post
An interesting and thought provoking presentation on the "evolution of content" Enjoy!!
May 15

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My organization
UK online centres
Website
http://www.ukonlinecentres.com
Address
The Quadrant
Parkway Business Park
99, Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WG
What we do as an organization (100-word description)
The mission of UK online centres is to empower people to become skilled and confident citizens, at ease with Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
My function in the organization
Business Development Manager
Other services and activities:
We have identified three strategic aims for the UK online network for 2007–2010:
1) Support UK online centres to attract and engage more socially and digitally excluded people.
2) Help people acquire relevant ICT skills and provide them with the confidence and desire to learn more.
3) Empower people to become skilled and confident citizens who are at ease with technology.
There is also a fourth, underpinning aim to support the above:
4) Strengthen the network’s capacity to support the UK online centres user journey and to enable a consistently positive user experience.
Number of telecentres linked to my organization
6200
Target groups
Disadvantaged and Digitally Excluded people in England.
Partners: (private sector)
Microsoft
Partners: (government)
DIUS, DCSF, DCLG, DoH
How we contribute to the network
Best practices/Success stories, Training materials, Evaluation tools/methodologies, e-learning resources, Research, Benchmarking tools
How you got in touch with this social network site?
I got involved through a telecentre-europe event
My personal areas of interest or expertise
Social Exclusion and the links to Digital Exclusion
eGovernment as a sustainability channel for telecentres
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ian.h.clifford

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The Evolution of Content

An interesting and thought provoking presentation on the "evolution of content"

Enjoy!!

Posted on May 15, 2009 at 3:31pm —

Ian Clifford

Digital Engagement Network in UK

http://net.digitalengagement.org/
is a new social network that has been set up to help develop a Manifesto on Digital Enagagement in advance of the UK Digital Inclusion conference on 27/28 April. There are a wide range of discussions going on including on telecentres, social reporting and social enterprise. Please visit and feel free to contribute.

Posted on April 22, 2009 at 3:51pm — 1 Comment

Ian Clifford

EC eInclusion subgroup meeting, Limassol, Cyprus

This was an excellent opportunity for us to reach out to the member states who attended (about 20 or so) to recruit new members to the network, and by chance they happened to be many of the ones we dont have representation in! So hopefully the number of member organisations will go up over the next few weeks, but also the geographic coverage will also extend (something that was proving very stubborn to shift; we were getting lots of new members but mainly from the same countries, or from outside… Continue

Posted on April 21, 2009 at 11:03am —

Ian Clifford

Telecentres, digital engagement and long term impact.... thoughts for a UK Digital Manifesto

What is a 'Telecentre’? In the UK the word ‘Telecentre’ evokes ‘Tele-Medicine’, or maybe ‘Call Centre’. It is neither of these things. It’s an international word that is used to describe places like UK online centres. A ‘Telecentre’ is a publicly accessible place where people can get help to access computers, the internet and other digital technologies, that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others. In doing so they develop essential 21st-century digit… Continue

Posted on April 21, 2009 at 10:51am —

Ian Clifford

eSkills Manifesto for Europe

All
please see the eSkills Manifesto for Europe that has been created collaboratively by Telecentre-Europe and a group of NGOs across Europe, and an open letter to the Financial Times in the UK sent on 30 March 2009.

Wiki Manifesto e-skills in Europe - 300309 .docContinue

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 8:00am —

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At 10:34am on February 10, 2009, Roger Harris said…
Thanks Ian. here in Asia we still have a lot to learn about how far we can go with telecentres.
At 3:37pm on January 26, 2009, Danijela Babic said…
ok. I will do my best to fine some nice photo of myself...:-):-)
At 6:53pm on January 24, 2009, Danijela Babic said…
Thanks Ian..
Did you get my previous message?
At 10:55pm on December 16, 2008, Zdenek M.Zalis said…
Hi Ian,
Thanks for your nice words. We are evaluating the possibilities and looking for next challenges in the frame of the Telecentre community. There is really a lot of to do in this domain...
All the best, Zdenek
At 4:06pm on December 11, 2008, Laia Fauró Gual said…
Hi Ian,
I am just involved in this project and I am still trying to get a global idea about everything. There is so much to learn and know! I am really excited, Telecentre - europe seems to be a very interesting community... I come full of energy and I will try to do my best ;-). Talk soon. Best wishes...
At 5:25pm on November 28, 2008, sîrbu viorica said…
HY! See u in Vienna! Thanks for the comment. I hope to change diffrent opinions when we meet there. Have a nice weekend!
At 10:10pm on November 27, 2008, Silviu Stoian said…
hi Ian,
thank you for the comment and we will see you there
At 9:04pm on November 26, 2008, tiberius turcas said…
thanks for the comment:) for sure we will see to vienna in afew days. have a nice day!
 
 

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