Championing ICT in London’s voluntary and community sector
Dec 20 2006
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a riff about the latest Internet addictions and quirks.
PARIS (AFP) – The Internet has given birth to a quirky range of modern addictions and maladies, the British weekly New Scientist says in its Christmas issue published this Saturday.They include these:
- EGO-SURFING: When you frequently check your name and reputation on [...]
Dec 20 2006
I just love the power of blogs to take you on a journey of discovery.
To illustrate this story and the growing power of blogs to make new and interesting links – rather like six degrees of separation, I’m going to take you through a recent lunchtime surf of the web that started with a [...]
Dec 05 2006
ESRC: ICT, social capital and voluntary action
The Economic & Social Research Council’s ‘ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action’ (download PDF – 1.6Mb) report contends that ignoring the Internet is no longer an option for voluntary and community organisations.
It warns that those failing to embrace information and communications technology (ICT) risk having their work overshadowed [...]
Dec 05 2006
Yes, I know I’ve been blogging about IT reports rather a lot recently, but hey, it’s all good and funders are always saying how much they like to see fresh research into voluntary sector ICT issues.
Anyway, in the spirit of bringing you the latest research into voluntary sector and non-profit ICT….
Evaluation of LB Newham’s Where [...]
Dec 05 2006
I stumbled across an interesting post on screen sharing on Robin Good’s site. The Robin Good site really functions like an aggregator of new technologies for those interested in the business of marketing and promotion. Don’t be put off by it – as we’ve said before on this site, it’s those organisations [...]
Dec 04 2006
A quick plug for my colleagues at Lasa…
I thought it would be worth bringing the Supporting Advice in London: Review of Infrastructure Needs report to people’s attention as it contains a few lines on ICT and suggests circuit riding as possible model of ICT support.
The report was commissioned to review the support needs of organisations [...]
