[cma-l] Digital Mentors: linl to DCLG's page

[Salvatore Scifo]

Dear all,
following up Julian's e-mail I attach the link and the content of DCLG' 
s page below

Best,

Salvo
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Source:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/whatweare/digitalmentors/tenderinivation/


Digital Mentors: An Invitation to Tender

Communities and Local Government are seeking bids from individual 
organisations and consortia which have community engagement and media 
literacy training experience. We envisage the lead organisation as 
coming from the community and voluntary sector or the commercial sector 
where there are demonstrable strong community links. Local government 
partners may also be interested.

The successful bidder will be in a co-ordination role, helping shape and 
lay the foundations for a sustainable and scalable national initiative. 
The co-ordinator will identify and support a variety of demonstrator 
projects which can most benefit from access to 'Digital Mentors'.

More information about our current thinking on the co-ordination role, 
the role of digital mentors and demonstrator project selection framework 
can be found in the Expression of Interest form below.

You may also be interested in the forum we have opened to further debate 
and develop this initiative.


Next steps

The Department will be hosting a workshop on 19 November 2008, 3-5pm for 
those interested in tendering. This will be at the Department for 
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 1 Victoria Street, London 
SW1H 0ET.

Please confirm your attendance by contacting Varian Kellar on 020 7944 
5713 or Varian.Kellar at communities.gsi.gov.uk and ask for an expenses 
claim form if you are from a voluntary or community sector organisation.

Organisations wishing to be considered for the tender should submit a 
completed Expression of Interest form by 5pm, 24 November 2008 to:

Varian Kellar
Regeneration, performance and digital inclusion
Local Government & Regeneration Group
Communities & Local Government
3/G10, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU

Or email Varian.Kellar at communities.gsi.gov.uk





julian mellor wrote:
> This might be of interest to someone!
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> Julian
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> From: <grantupdates at governmentfunding.org.uk>
> Subject: Grant Update
> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:23:35 -0000
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> DIGITAL MENTOR NATIONAL COORDINATOR
> The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) are seeking 
> to initiate a national network of "Digital Mentors" to help those 
> with poor digital skills in deprived communities in England learn to 
> use social and community media. This tender is for an organisation or 
> consortia to act in a co-ordinating role, helping to shape and lay 
> the foundations for a sustainable and scalable national initiative. 
> The tender is open to the voluntary and community sector, the 
> commercial sector and local government partners.
> http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk/VCSLaunch.aspx?SCHEME_ID=12-S163
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