Ronnie Corbett’s Blackberry is not working

Here’s a little Christmas cheer before we break for the holidays. Ronnie Corbett brings us this hilarious clip on technology from his new show on Christmas Day – The One Ronnie. As many of you will have guessed it appears to be an update of the Two Ronnie’s classic ‘Four Candles’ sketch. (Thanks to @Marthalanefox [...]

Get Online Week Oct 2010

Get Online Week starts today (18 – 24 October 2010). Its aim is to help people get started with computers and the internet. Visit http://www.getonline.com to learn more and check for events in your area (plus there’s a fun Splash and Grab game to test your mouse skills). Do you know someone who needs a reason to get [...]

Benefits of Super-fast broadband

Ofcom have published research into the benefits that next generation broadband could bring to older and disabled people to help promote independent living. Examples include: remote health monitoring and consultations mentoring and befriending schemes teleworking life-long learning initiatives Technology such as this should help promote independent living; health, learning, work and other social issues are [...]

Ofcom’s Communications Market Report 2010

In August, Ofcom released their annual Communications Market Report for Northern Ireland and followed it with a discussion panel event last week. As you would expect the report is detailed with an abundant supply of statistics relating to NI’s progress in communications services. Here are a few key points: A third of people in Northern [...]

Digital Participation programme is rescoped!

The Digital Participation programme led by Ofcom has been rescoped by the government as part of the public expenditure review. The limited funding that was available will be focused on supporting the activities of the http://raceonline2012.org campaign led by the UK Digital Champion, Martha Lane Fox. Sadly this will have an impact on many funding [...]

Bridge the digital divide for free

The Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, has announced the introduction of free ICT classes for anyone wishing to improve their computer skills. The classes are at an entry level and will be free of charge to anyone in Northern Ireland from 1 August 2010.  They will be provided by the Further Education sector [...]

Adult Learners’ Week 2010 and Silver Surfers’ Day begins

The Adult Learners’ Week 2010 campaign begins tomorrow.  It’s aim is to encourage adults, of any age and background, to give learning a go. EGSA has supported this campaign for many years and we are continuing to do so by compiling a guide to local NI events on our website. An important part of ALW [...]

CROSSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: a basic kit for the adult learner

EGSA would like to introduce the Media Literacy blog’s first guest blogger: Anne Peoples, University of Ulster: Now seems a good moment to reconsider the Digital Divide and how to equip adult learners to get across it.  We’re led to believe that the Divide is geographical and/ or generational but is this really the case? [...]

A Digital Participation Plan for NI

Last Tuesday Ofcom held a symposium to discuss Digital Participation in Northern Ireland. At the event Dominic Ridley from the UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills presented the National Plan for Digital Participation (which includes a section on Northern Ireland).  He was followed by Dr Paul Moore, Chair of the Northern Ireland Digital Participation [...]

An Internet Masterclass by Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is spearheading BBC Radio 2′s ‘Get Connected‘ campaign to encourage people to go online. Watch a video of Terry talking to Declan Curry about getting online and the new Get Connected website.  The website has information about getting started with the internet and  includes articles on Blogs, Podcasts and Twitter.  Terry has also listed his Top 10 Tips on using [...]