Tech4Good Impact: UCanDoIT

A volunteer for many years, Anthony Wigram had worked with a number of charities, including the Samaritans and Victim Support, before taking up the post of Chairman with the PHAB (Physically … Read more

group shot of Tech4Good Awards 2014 - Winners, special guests and sponsors

Tech4Good Awards 2014: Meet The Winners

Another year of the Tech4Good Awards is over, and what a brilliant year it’s been. We’ve learnt about some fantastic individuals and organisations that are using technology to make the … Read more

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Connecting young people with the digital jobs of the future

The Digital Youth Academy’s (DYA’s) vision is simple – to match the inherent digital and social media skills of young people with businesses that require them. Founder Penny Power, OBE, … Read more

Growing an international network of young coders

Growing an international network of young coders

Young Rewired State is an independent global network of young people aged 18 and under who have taught themselves to program computers. The organisation introduces these children to like-minded peers … Read more

UCanDoIT: Digital skills for disabled people

UCanDoIT believe that every person should be afforded the possibility of achieving their greatest potential. They work with each of their learners on a one-to-one basis, within their own homes … Read more

76% believe access to the internet encourages innovation

British expectations of digital innovation as it relates to accessibility are fundamentally changing, according to a new study by the charity AbilityNet, in partnership with BT.   The research, conducted … Read more

Tech4Good Awards Impact: Motivated by Fish and Chips?

Following on from our last blog on the Digital Skills Award, we asked Anna Geraghty, Head of Marketing, Communications and Training at Tinder Foundation for a few words on their … Read more

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Spotlight: Digital Skills Award

Last year we added the Digital Skills Award to our line-up, and we discovered a whole host of fantastic new organisations and programmes that were going on up and down … Read more

Starting Point Community Impact Winners 2011

The chip shop in Stockport that serves up digital skills

A community-based cybercafé and learning centre that has grown out of a fish and chip shop. It is a base for a huge range of learning and training-based activities and … Read more

Norman Hunter, Local Digital Champions Award 2013

Helping people gain basic IT skills

Norman Hunter is an IT tutor by profession, but his vision for supporting Go-On UK and helping people to gain basic IT skills goes way beyond his professional role. Working … Read more

Radio Free Brighton Community news award 2012 winners

Community radio station built on the web

Radio Free Brighton is run completely by volunteers who use online radio to build a stronger, more diverse, and integrated community.

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Teaching coding and other digital skills to children

Code Club organises after-school clubs for 9-11 years, with over 1,946 clubs in the UK teaching kids the forgotten art of computer programming.

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