Digital Inclusion – Systems Versus Social
There were two broad approaches to digital inclusion discussed at this years Digital Inclusion Research and Policy Conference, organised by Professor Simeon Yeats, and the […]
Digital Inclusion Policy & Research 2019
Today I’m attending the Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference at the University of Liverpool in London. I’m giving a paper later about the need […]
Keeping it Local – Locality’s Conference on the Value of the Local
Locality is a members-based charity that supports local community organisation in England so that they can enhance their capacity to work in partnership with local […]
Decentered Podcast 032 – Community Media and Social Value In Action
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Decentered-Podcast-032-2019-06-11-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowToday I met with Juan Pardo of Leicestershire County Council, and we discussed how concepts of social value are being developed […]
Decentered Podcast 031 – Dave Boyle Community Shares
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Decentered-Podcast-031-2019-06-05-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowHow we invest in businesses and organisations that are focussed on social value and community benefit is an important question, as […]
Decentered Podcast 030 – Community Membership for Bido Lito!
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Decentered-Podcast-030-2019-05-29-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowThe traditional approach to publishing a magazine or a periodical newspaper is often based around a marketing and sales plan that […]
Decentered Podcast 029 – Motivations for Citizens Journalism
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Decentered-Podcast-029-2019-05-28-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWhat is it that motivates us to become community radio producers and citizen journalists? What are we interested in doing that […]
Decentralised Media 001 – Notes on Blockchain
I’ve started to collate some notes about blockchain with the intention of learning about this radical and disruptive technology, and how it is going to […]
Decentered Podcast 028 – Community Media Resilience
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Decentered-Podcast-028-2019-05-17-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowThe way that we support our communities and ensure that they are facilitated by a responsible and accountable media is one […]
Decentered Podcast 027 – Community Radio Values
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Decentered-Podcast-027-2019-05-15-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWhen we learn to create community radio programmes, we change the way that we think about audiences and ourselves. This podcast […]
Digital Culture 2019
The aim of the digital engagement strategies for health, education and most other government services is to introduce efficiencies of scale, administrative simplification, multi-agency links, […]
Positive News and Community Shares
Funding schemes are often very competitive. They require a sense of fortitude if one is to go through the process of developing a plan for […]
MeCCSA Local and Community Media Network Inaugural Workshop
How do we ensure that our ideas of local and community media are relevant to the times we live in? That was one of the […]
Decentered Podcast 026 – Exploring Citizens Media
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Decentered-Podcast-026-2019-04-13-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowThe fresh air that sweeps across Falmouth from the Atlantic is bracing but refreshing. This might not be news to the […]
Locality – Power of Community Network Meeting
Sharing and learning is at the heart of the community development approach, which is why Locality, the UK charity dedicated to helping community organisations, hosts […]