Miles Maier – London ICT Champion

Paul Allen – Accessibility Champion

10 July 2007

ICT SustainabilitySustaining your ICT

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London Region ICT Champion

• Sector - voice, representation

• Organisations - promoting sustainable ICT

• Find out more at: www.lasa.org.uk/ictchampion

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National - ICT Resources

• ICT Hub is a partnership of NAVCA, NCVO, Abilitynet, IT4Communities and Lasa

• Providing the sector with a national voice to campaign on ICT issues with funders and stakeholders

• Funding guides, good practice and researchhttp://www.icthub.org.uk

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ICT Hub Knowledgebasewww.icthubknowledgebase.org.uk

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ICT Hub Knowledgebase

• Comprehensive, online source of practical help, information, and independent advice on ICT

• Aimed at small and medium voluntary and community sector organisations

• Intended audience includes:• Decision makers e.g. Managers, Trustees• Implementers e.g. “Accidental techies” & Circuit Riders• ICT users (in organisation context e.g. health & safety, acceptable use

responsibilities)• Other interested voluntary sector staff

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ICT Hub Knowledgebase

•ICT Management Planning, Policy, Managing ICT Projects …

•Accessibility & InclusionAccess for all •Internet & EmailGetting connected …

•NetworksSetting up & managing …

•Your websiteStrategy, Development …

•DatabasesPlanning, Implementing …

•SecurityAntivirus, Backup …

•SoftwareChoosing & buying applications

•HardwareChoosing & buying equipment

•Using your computerIssues for staff

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ICT Hub Suppliers Directory

• Suppliers Directory - http://directory.icthub.org.uk/

• Online directory of suppliers of ICT goods and services to the voluntary and community sector

• All suppliers have to provide at least two voluntary sector references

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ICT Hub Suppliers Directory

hardware

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Keyword and area search

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London – ICT Champion

• Funders/policy-makers – funding ICT

• VCOs - raising ICT awareness

• Supporting circuit rider projects

• Professional development

• Working with networks

• Blog – www.lasa.org.uk/ictchampion

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London - ICT Accessibility Champion

• Promote awareness of assistive computer technologies for;-• People with existing impairments and

Disabilities• People using computers who want to avoid

developing impairments.• People who manage and support IT

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London - ICT Accessibility Champion

• Some of the projects• Workshops for staff and volunteers• Articles on websites and in newsletters• Healthy Computing Audits• Assistive hardware loan scheme• Demo of assistive equipment at events

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Resources

• ICT Hubwww.icthub.org.uk

• ICT Hub Knowledgebasehttp://www.icthubknowledgebase.org.uk/

• ICT Hub Suppliers Directoryhttp://directory.icthub.org.uk

• ICT Champion

http://www.lasa.org.uk/ictchampion

Email: mmaier@lasa.org.uk and pallen@lasa.org.uk