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DCMS Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework The Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework is a single, flexible template for benchmarking and tracking digital inclusion in the UK, and evaluating digital inclusion activities locally. It aims to evidence the wider economic, health and social benefits of digital inclusion. It was developed by the Government Digital Service (GDS) Digital Inclusion Research Working Group, which brings together representatives from academia, government, private sector organisations and charities. Evaluation toolkit An evaluation toolkit has been designed to help you to use the Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework in your project evaluations. Download the Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework: Summary and overview - PDF 1.Evaluate-IT Guide - PDF This is a step-by-step guide to demonstrating the social impact of your digital inclusion project/activities. 2.Outcomes and Data Collection Resource - PDF 3.Excel Template - .xlsx This is a simple spreadsheet for data entry and calculations. 4.Report Template - PDF

25 Ordinary Citizens Write Iceland’s New Constitution With Help From Social Media The newest government in the world was designed with help from comments on the internet. God help us all. After Iceland’s economic collapse in 2008, the island nation decided it was time to write a new constitution, this one not based on its parent country of Denmark but rather made from the original ideas of its citizens. Iceland’s small population of 320,000 elected 25 assembly members from 522 ordinary candidates (including lawyers, political science professors, journalists, and many other professions), who in turn opened their process up to the public in an unprecedented fashion. The Constitutional Council was highly active on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr, where they solicited comments and suggestions for the new government. On Friday July 29th, 2011, the Iceland parliament officially received the new constitution, comprised of 114 articles divided into 9 chapters. In many ways then, the new Iceland constitution was the first to ever be born completely in the public eye.

Community Channel : Home Home | Doteveryone Le baromètre du cumul des mandats en Belgique GovDelivery - Digital Government Communication - GovDelivery Tech Partnership Δημοσια, Ανοικτά Δεδομένα Social Welfare Portal UK Business Digital Index 2015 The Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index measures the use of, and attitudes towards, digital technology among small businesses and charities. Now in its second year, this report highlights the progress which has been made since 2014’s survey but also demonstrates that some key challenges remain. There is clearly some evidence of success, particularly in certain regions, in the development of digital maturity and there is also encouraging improvement in SMEs’ basic digital skills. However, there is still room to do more. This year’s report also highlights that attitudes are still a barrier to doing more online, and that the charity sector in particular is being left behind in the adoption of digital. It is clear there is a real opportunity to support charities in developing their digital capabilities, and to promote the benefits of digital to all SMEs in an increasingly global market place. Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index 2015 For more details, please download this report:

Öppna data | Open Stockholm Bland stadens kultur- och arkivdata finns band annat stadens Byggnadsregister, Rotemansarkivet och Byggnadsritningar. Du hittar även 35 000 bilder och dokument ur Stockholms historia med tillhörande meta-data. Stockholms stad samlar in befolkningsstatistik som underlag för planering av den service som ligger under kommunens ansvar; som barnomsorg, skola, planering av socialtjänstens verksamhet och prognoser för skatteintäkter. Trafikdatat innehåller väg- och trafikrelaterad geodata som Stockholms stad samlar in för trafikplanering, underhåll och projektering. Miljödatat innehåller kartor och mätdata som Stockholms stad tagit fram i syfte att beskriva miljösituationen inom kommunen. Enhetsdatabasen innehåller information om Stockholms stads alla verksamhetsställen, och ligger även till grund för Jämför Service på stockholm.se. Stockholms stad ansvarar för att upprätthålla grundläggande geografiska data över staden.

Disruptive Social Care Jisc Developing Digital Literacies programme 'By digital literacy we mean those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society. For example, the use of digital tools to undertake academic research, writing and critical thinking; digital professionalism; the use of specialist digital tools and data sets; communicating ideas effectively in a range of media; producing, sharing and critically evaluating information; collaborating in virtual networks; using digital technologies to support reflection and PDP; managing digital reputation and showcasing achievements.' Developing Digital Literacies was a two-year Jisc-funded programme (2011-2013) to promote the development of coherent, inclusive approaches to digital capability across institutions of further and higher education. This 'home' page provides access to the activities and outcomes of the programme. Themes - key themes which emerged from the programme Resources - resources from the programme grouped by type and purpose/user group

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