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The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) Digital Inclusion and digital sustainability Alison Pollard Evaluation and Research Analyst
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The Big Lottery Fund (BIG)
28p from every lottery ticket goes to good causes We distribute 14 pence from every lottery ticket bought Largest non-government funder of the voluntary sector Focused on supporting people with high levels of need
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Support for digital inclusion...
Significant (over £400 million) investment in ICT facilities Digitisation of learning materials Training for teachers and school librarians Including... Around 10 years ago... A network of ICT learning centres in all public libraries (£100 million) Learning centres based in disadvantaged communities £95 million ICT training for teachers and school librarians £230 million ICT training for public library staff £20 million Digitisation of learning materials £50 million One of the largest investment in Europe ...our focus is on supporting those most in need – and increasing access to and use of digital materials for people who have high levels of need
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Support for research... Supporting independent evaluation and research activities related to projects that we fund Funding for research Community Online resource Extranet developments Commissioning research to focus on sustainability We have invested nearly £80 million in research grants over the last 14 years The funding has been awarded to hundreds of Third Sector Organisations who partnered up with universities to complete social or medical research across a diverse range of themes such as isolation, wellbeing, disability, poverty and social exclusion. We are investing a further £29.5 million in the current Research Grants programme and decisions about funding will be made in October 2009. Discuss extranet/online initiatives – that are related to digital sustainability Discuss research that we are going to commission that will investigate sustainability issues further...
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Sustainability Sustainability is a cross-cutting theme within our work
Digital inclusion and digitisation of research and resources affects a wide range of our work
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Learning about sustainability of digital resources...
The importance of strategic partnerships Business planning and thinking about sustainability at the start of a project Evidence points to ‘leaders’ – recognising that project managers are not always the best person to think about digital sustainability Major concern – sustainability plans do not restrict access to content! Talk about the MLA’s role in the digi initiatives ...
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