Purpose

The Council has been awarded
a grant of £135,000 by  West
Yorkshire Combined authority for the role of Digital Inclusion
Officer.
 
This programme will build
the capacity of community organisations to deliver digital skills
and access to those who are digitally excluded in local settings,
across the West Yorkshire region. This will involve: facilitation of digital inclusion
signposting for community organisations; networks for peer support
for VCSE sectors; coordination of regional digital inclusion
funding bids; evaluation and data sourcing activity.
 

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 This is a West Yorkshire
initiative and includes programme level outcomes,  with flexibility for local delivery.

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Bring organisations together in either a community
or place-based way, offering peer support and network
building.

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Local support can be specific, for example to
improve health and wellbeing outcomes.

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Aligned with Employment West Yorkshire and ensured
that UKSPF Pillar 3 complements.
This will directly address one of
the four key ambitions of the West Yorkshire Digital Skills
Plan:
 

1.    
Social digital inclusion: The project aims to
simplify and enable delivery of digital skills to those who are
currently digitally excluded in local settings.
.
 

Content

The decision is to receive
external funding from West Yorkshire Combine authority; to enter
into grant agreement with WYCA; and to deliver the role of Digital
Inclusion Officer.