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The Regional ICT Champion for the West Midlands

Type of Group: 
Thematic
Contact Details: 

Sue Fry
Director of Resources and Organisational Development
Community First
Malvern View
Willow End Park,
Blackmore Park Road
Worcestershire
WR13 6NN

Tel: 01684 312730
E: suef@comfirst.org.uk

www.comfirst.org.uk


To support front-line voluntary and community organisations to understand and be signposted to the range of ICT resources available in their region or at a national level thus enabling them to better achieve their missions of delivering quality services more effectively using this technology.

To map out and then empower existing infrastructure organisations to become sustainable and to work alongside them to deliver sub-regional workshops and other ICT awareness raising initiatives to small grassroots organizations


Aims and Objectives: 

The key aim being that by the end of this project through better resourced and connected infrastructure the West Midlands region will be working to a common level platform of co-ordination and championing support in voluntary sector ICT.

Objectives

1. To increase senior staff, trustees and operational managers' understanding and awareness of the strategic benefits of ICT and to plan its strategic use.

 

2. To ensure that voluntary and community organisations have access to a range of national and sub regional ICT advice, training and support services.

 

3. To provide access to different models of ICT at a sub regional level support including circuit riders and pro bono initiatives.

 

4. To increase the range of relevant and affordable private sector products and services through increased understanding of the market place.

 

5. To ensure funders recognise the critical role and cost benefits of ICT.

 

6. To increase understanding and awareness of ICT's critical role in providing and services for particular groups including those with disabilities and elderly people.


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