 *Hot off the Press* - St Mark’s Community
Centre will be the first Community to receive support to develop
a Community Electronic Village Hall (EVH) under the Digital Challenge
banner. More information to follow . . . .
Sunderland – Where people matter
Welcome to Sunderland’s Digital Challenge Information. This
is where you will be able to find out information about the Programme,
contact the teams, get involved, track the progress of projects
and hear about the real people in Sunderland who are benefiting
from our Digital Challenge Programme.
The Story So Far
 On
13 March 2007, Angela Smith MP announced that Sunderland were the
Proud winners of the Digital Challenge.
“Digital Challenge winning award goes to a partnership bid
that, right from the start, has focused on action in developing
communities. It listened to people's needs, wants and aspirations.
And then looked at how technology could meet them”
- Angela Smith MP - Digital Challenge Awards,
March 2007
You can view the whole Awards Ceremony and information about all
10 Finalists – “The DC10” at www.digitalchallenge.gov.uk
Sunderland’s Programme
Our proposal was driven by the needs of our communities and powered
by real consultation. The innovation was as much about how the programme
has been put together and how it will be run as about the projects
themselves.
The final Programme is based around individual’s needs with
services being delivered where and how they are needed and wanted.
This could be in the home, a local community point, face to face
or remotely - using technology as the enabler. The aim is to drive
a transformation in the lives of the people of Sunderland, in particular
those that are currently classed as disadvantaged or disengaged.
We will deliver a suite of 21 Projects which can be grouped under
7 themes:
- Innovative Telephonies
- Community e-champions – a new direction
- Education and capacity building
- Community empowerment and networking
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- Patient empowerment
- Independent living
- Virtual Sunderland
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The Full Bid Document can be viewed
here 
(pdf 1.9mb).
The following pdf files give an overview of the key activities
in some of the Projects and how these will benefits people in Sunderland.
For further information please contact digital.challenge@sunderland.gov.uk
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(pdf 1.9mb)
