by Wesley Downs | Mar 16, 2022 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Community Computers is a not-for-profit initiative born from and operated by registered charity, Renewal North West (1145056). As a DigiKnow Alliance Partner, the project is able to repair, recycle and refurbish IT devices to provide them back into the community at...
by Helen Johnson | Mar 7, 2022 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport, Smart places
This week’s Digital City Festival will once again bring thought-leaders from around the world to Greater Manchester, this time to address the key challenges as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. There’s a great line-up of interesting keynote speeches and...
by Debbie Hartley | Dec 10, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
There aren’t many places you can go to and ask someone in person for help, for free, using anything to do with digital. Where do you even start to look for information? I have worked in libraries for over 35 years now and have seen the difference and prominence...
by Nicola Wallace Dean | Nov 19, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Starting Point, as part of the DigiKnow network, has always been aware of some people’s struggle to get online. The issues of digital exclusion and data poverty existed before COVID-19, and we have previously acknowledged the need for broadband and affordable...
by Clare Redfern | Oct 13, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Someone said to me today that they can see I’m ‘very passionate and enthusiastic about supporting people to get online’. On reflection, I think yes, I am. But why? I took a moment to think about it and I think it’s because I’m a big advocate for sharing opportunities,...
by James Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, with libraries and public Wi-Fi unavailable, many residents lost access to the internet, and were unable to afford the devices or data they needed to get online. So, in the summer of 2020, using a Stockport Local Fund grant we set up...
