Welcome to the Digital 2010 Stakeholder Newsletter, keeping you up to date with developments in digital and ICT education & training across the region, from schools through to workforce development.

Digital 2010 is the name given to the Digital and ICT Skills Action Plan 2005-2009 for Yorkshire and the Humber, developed and managed by a regional partnership of key agencies working across the spectrum of schools, colleges, universities, communities and business.    

You can find out more about this joined-up approach to the digital and ICT skills agenda in one of the UK’s biggest regions  by visiting the new online Digital 2010 hub.  Launched this spring, it contains details of the 37 Actions, who’s involved, what’s happening, news from partners, opinion pieces and project snapshots.

One of the key developments so far in 2007 has been the launch of two more Special Interest Groups, one for Local Authorities and one for Micro Businesses including voluntary and community organizations.  Meanwhile, the Education and Training Providers Group goes from strength to strength with next guest speaker, the acclaimed e-Learning Maturity Model (eMM) Developer, Professor Stephen Marshall.

And we’re supporting Becta in bringing the 'Harnessing Technology: Delivering the Future for Learners' event to Yorkshire and Humber in July. 

So, please read on, visit the website, and get in touch.  We look forward to hearing from you with your news, ideas and views.

Liz Wallis
Editor

14-19 Diploma Gateway Results Announced
Congratulations to those consortia from Yorkshire and Humber selected for the first round of delivery of the IT and Creative & Media Diplomas in 2008 – including Bradford Confederations, Campus Calderdale, Hull 14-19 Partnership, Kirklees Collegiates, Ryedale and Sheffield Children and Young People’s Directorate. It is noticeable that this gives a spread right across the region...
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South Yorkshire Creative & Digital Careers Brochure Gets National Exposure
A careers brochure and associated website put together by the 11-25 Creative and Digital Partnership in South Yorkshire is to be featured in the National School Science Review, April 2007 edition.
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Inspiring The Next Generation           
"I believe the solution to the planet’s problems is getting the best people joined up around the world and working together - local ideas applied to the global economy." On Tues 1 May Sir Robin Saxby, one of the UK’s leading industrialist, delivered a keynote speech at an event organized by the IET Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Network.
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This section features news and views of the people who are helping to drive forward the agenda for digital and ICT skills in Yorkshire and Humber - whether as teachers, lecturers, funders, planners or managers.

Browse the latest ‘5 Minute Interviews’ featuring Ian Chowcat, Director of the South Yorkshire eLearning Programme, and Linda Broughton, Head of NTI West Yorkshire.
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WOW Academy, Bradford College
All age groups can feel the ‘Wow’ factor at Bradford College where its centre of excellence is encouraging cutting-edge developments.

WOW Academy hosts the very latest technology, which gives its students – people of all ages from schoolchildren to employees – the edge when it comes to them thinking up new ways of working with digital and creative media.
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This well established group has become a focal point for practitioners and managers delivering ICT & digital media (and related) education and training across the region - from schools to HE, both private and public providers.

The next meeting will focus on e-Learning with international expert on e-Maturity Models, Dr Stephen Marshall from New Zealand. Find out how e-Maturity Models can help to benchmark, plan and continuously improve online services, notably e-learning, in any organization.   Also speaking, Marion Miller from JISC RSC, currently working with colleges to pilot a new Becta model with the same objectives. 
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The inaugural meeting of the Digital 2010 Local Authority Schools and 14-19 Reference Group was held in Sheffield on Thursday 15th March. The group agreed on some priority areas which could benefit from joint working across the region.
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A new group is about to be launched for small and micro enterprises including commercial organisations, social enterprises and the voluntary and community sector.
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Find out what's booked in the Digital 2010 diary:

18th May Local Authority Schools and 14-19 Reference Group – Sheffield

21st May Education & Training Providers Group – Sheffield

24th May Micro Business Group – Skipton

3rd July BECTA 'Harnessing Technology: Delivering the Future for Learners' supported by Digital 2010

Find out what's booked in the Digital 2010 Partners' diaries:

Club UK Online regional event calendar

JISC Regional Support Centre conferences

Skillset Yorkshire and Humber events calendar