Civil Servants encouraged to use twitter

A twitter template strategy has been created by Neil Williams, of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), to encourage government departments to embrace the microblogging site as a means to improve communication.
The template strategy is a good read if you’re thinking about twittering on behalf of your organisation.
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Media Literacy in Europe

Found a few useful links recently on media literacy in Europe, feel free to submit others:

Audiovisual and Media Policies – Media Literacy
EuroMediaLiteracy

Safer Internet Day – SID 09

Today is Safer Internet Day (SID 09).  This is a European initiative to raise awareness of the potential online risks to children and young people.
Learn more at the Thinkuknow and insafe websites.

What is a ‘Digital Mentor’?

It seems to be an initiative from government to:
…help communities take control of their media, to fill the gaps in coverage themelves in a way that takes advantage of the remarkable opportunities that exist with social web  tools, to both provide a means of communicating a community’s messages, and to help that community collaborate both internally and [...]

Ofcom – Communications Market 2008 NI Report

Ofcom have published their detailed Communications Market report for the nations and regions across the UK.  The key themes from Northern Ireland can be found here.  I’ve included a few for your quick reference:
“Three in ten adults in Northern Ireland have watched video content online
A quarter of adults in Northern Ireland have accessed mobile internet…
Social [...]

Silver surfers look for love online

It’s not only love!  Research by Virgin Media found that:
“82% of silver surfers admitted the internet had given them a new lease of life by helping them find new friends (21%) and learn new skills and hobbies (69%)”
Read the full article online at the Lancashire Evening Post (http://www.lep.co.uk)