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Kinda, sort of, mostly a slow news day for ICT news as the Easter hangover continues…and we’re still working on those longer think pieces, so hang in there dear reader.

Nick Booth reports on how local residents are using Neighbourhood Programme Reward Grants here.
David Wilcox on the reality of web 2.0 and social change here.
Gavin Clabaugh [...]

Today we’re rounding up resources from the 2008 circuit rider conference 2008.

Lasa has pulled together all the notes from the 2008 circuit rider conference sessions into a pdf file so you can read them on your non wi-fi connected train, the bus or wherever.
You can view the UKRiders Flickr Circuit Rider Conference set of photos [...]

Sounddelivery has produced a mental health podcast (pilot) in partnership with SocietyGuardian.
The 25 minute magazine-style programme features a discussion on anger and mental heath, an interview with Clare Allan about her new Channel 4 drama, Poppy Shakespeare,and a service user perspective on poetry and mental health.
The programme will go live tomorrow Wednesday 26th March as [...]

Another ICT Hub publication hit the news stands this week – An ICT Survival Guide for Trustees. Download the free PDF (399kb) from here.
We also have a few hard copies of the publication, so if you’d like one, email us with your contact details and we’ll mail a copy out to you.
The [...]

The Telephone Helplines Association’s free Guide to Good Telephony is now out and highly recommended by this Champ.
The guide will help you focus on your organisation’s telephony requirements, cost and fund a telephony plan, and integrate it with your organisation’s overall technology plan. There’s also lots of stuff on choosing a supplier, understanding the different [...]

Abilitynet’s latest “State of the e-nation” report says social networking websites  – like Yahoo, Youtube, Facebook, MySpace and Bebo – are either difficult or impossible for disabled people to use.  In many cases users were not even able to register with websites.
Facebook is described as “a professional looking exterior belies a range of accessibility issues”, [...]

STAR (Student Action For Refugees) has launched ‘an all singing, all dancing, one stop shop of information for anyone interested in refugee issues and volunteering with refugees!’. Best of all, it is built by volunteers, for volunteers.
RefugeeMap is an online collaborative Wiki providing easy and accessible information for volunteers, especially young people, working with [...]

Another edition of need to know ICT news…

Phorm – a service backed by BT, Virgin and Talk Talk which will track users’ web behaviour for advertising purposes is believed to be unlawful. Check it out here and here.
ZD Net reports that Vista Service Pack 1 is now available from the Microsoft Download Centre.
Infoworld [...]

Here we go, another eclectic round-up from the wonderful world of ICT…

Check out the latest Knowledgebase articles on making a case for investing in telephony, telephony strategy and working with telecom suppliers.
ISP 2008 award winners announced here, with Plusnet emerging as best consumer ISP.
Beth Kanter is into Sprout widgets for social change here
Michele Martin weighs [...]

It’s been almost a week since the dust settled like a shroud over the last ICT Hub conference – held at the cavenous Kensington Town Hall Conference centre – and we’re just rounding up some last thoughts and bones for you to pick over.
Keynotes:
We have to admit that an air of fin de siecle hung [...]