Digital Inclusion Wales: 2008 Conference Report 03
both the English and Welsh the Community Brokers working in around digital inclusion in Wales,
languages and in ethnic minority the field. This will hopefully give and consideration is also being
languages, including the Somali some further time for them to given as to how to support them in
and Chinese communities. continue their good work and seek their developing income generation
match funding for the successor elements in future ICT related work,
In my view, one of the most project they are developing. as well as working with social
important and innovative aspects enterprises.
of Communities @One has been I understand that discussions are
the use of a team of full-time ongoing between my officials, In practical terms, the use of
Community Brokers, based at WEFO staff and the Wales community venues for any group
various locations around Wales, Co-operative Centre to look at the work or training that has been
including local authorities and potential for extending some of the delivered by community groups
voluntary bodies. The Brokers
‘mediate’ the development of
projects and grant applications
>In my view, one of the most
at grassroots level, enabling
important and innovative aspects
community groups and voluntary
sector organisations to become of Communities @One has been
‘agents’ of digital inclusion –
something which has proved
the use of a team of full-time
particularly effective in the case
Community Brokers
of smaller groups and projects.
I am therefore pleased to projects to this September as well. and voluntary organisations to
announce today that I have agreed This will be subject to the Wales project beneficiaries, as part of
to provide an additional funding of Co-operative Centre showing their Communities @One grant
£235,000 in the next financial year clearly the additional outputs that spend has proved useful. Such
so that the Welsh Assembly are achieved. settings, coupled with training or
Government can continue to fund mentoring that has been delivered
the core staff in the Wales Co- I know that as part of any in a relaxed and informal style, has
operative Centre for a period of a successor project, work will helped people to overcome any
further 3 months to the end of continue with community groups initial ‘fear’ of the technologies
September 2008. This includes and voluntary sector organisations being used, whether it has been
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