One of the key parts of West Lothian Council’s Digital Transformation Strategy is enabling and supporting their customers and staff with digital skills. To achieve this strategic aim, the Council developed a Digital Champion programme, supported by Digital Unite’s Digital...
Read moreDigital Buddy training Our One Digital partner Age UK have developed the ‘Digital Buddy’ concept because the Digital Champion role can sometimes be too onerous for volunteers. Digital Buddies informally support people in their community to understand the benefits of...
Read moreShirley is a Digital Champion who has been working with Age UK Blackburn with Darwen to set up digital inclusion training activities for older people. Shirley has been reaching people through the community development work that she was already doing,...
Read moreDigital Unite has recently launched a new Digital Health Champions Network. In this article they share the research behind the training and support and how Digital Champions in health make a real difference. A new way to help patients manage Read more…
These volunteers give their time, energy and enthusiasm, week after week, to remove the digital barriers people are facing. It has been a privilege to work with them! Quote from Katharine Teed, Digital Unite Meet Jeff Jeff is a Digital Read more…
We are excited to announce the launch of Age UK’s new Digital Buddy training: a short 8-minute e-learning video available to support members of the public to develop the skills and confidence they need to inspire and support older people Read more…
The One Digital project has been delivered for two years at Age UK Blackburn with Darwen, as part of a national programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. As the project delivery comes to an end, Age UK Blackburn Read more…
Sacro is a Scottish community justice organisation which works to create safer and more cohesive communities across Scotland. Sacro provides a wide range of services spanning all aspects of the community justice continuum. These range from conflict resolution to prevent Read more…
Clarion Futures (part of Clarion Housing Group) are one of our One Digital programme partners. They are funding and building partnerships with 15 other organisations who are developing and embedding effective Digital Champion models of support. Their first report was Read more…
One Digital partners are launching Case Study research as part of the independent evaluation of the One Digital collaboration. The research uses four diverse case studies to better understand what factors contribute to successful Digital Champion projects, and in particular Read more…