[Digital-Mentor] Tender is open for Digital Mentors!

[Michael Grimes]

Hi. I forgot to post this link confirming the
£900k<http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/whatweare/digitalmentors/>(scroll
down to 'Next steps').

Michael
2008/11/5 Michael Grimes <michaeljgrimes at gmail.com>

> Hello again.
>
> I've just come off the phone to the CLG. They now have a figure of £900k
> over two years, which they expect will be entrusted to the lead
> organisation. Their 'Expression of Interest' form is pretty detailed and
> prescriptive, which hopefully means that they have a fairly clear idea of
> the process they want to follow.
>
> The workshop next week is not a requirement for people who want to bid, but
> an attempt to be clear and level the playing field. It's not explicitly an
> opportunity to meet potential collaborators but they would hope that would
> be one of its benefits.
>
> I asked if they would be circulating a list of attenders prior to the
> workshop and they liked the idea, so they should be contacting attenders to
> ask permission to do that.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Michael
>
> 2008/11/5 Michael Grimes <michaeljgrimes at gmail.com>
>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Just to say that the Citizenship Foundation is keen to be involved in a
>> bid. Our interest is in tooling people up to be effective citizens: showing
>> them that they can have a voice, how the systems (political, legal, etc)
>> work, why those systems are there and how to influence them, dialogue
>> skills, etc.
>> We do not feel able to coordinate the project, but are keen to help shape
>> the model.
>> Echoing Stuart, will anyone else on this list be at the workshop on the
>> 19th<http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/whatweare/digitalmentors/tenderinivation/>
>> ?
>> Best wishes,
>> Michael
>>
>> 2008/11/5 Stuart Parker <stu at wesharestuff.org>
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Has there been any progress or discussion regarding a potential bid? I've
>>> been away for a week and i'm not sure if I've missed any relevant stuff.
>>> Also, how many people are looking to attend the workshop and in what
>>> capacity?
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Dave Briggs <db at davepress.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just received this:
>>>>
>>>> Dear All
>>>>
>>>> I am delighted to announce that with the support of those receiving
>>>> this e-mail, that the details of the Digital Mentors initiative is now
>>>> available and the formal tender exercise has begun.
>>>>
>>>> This was announced on Friday by Paul Murphy, Secretary of State for
>>>> Wales and Minister for Digital Inclusion as part of the launch of the
>>>> cross-government consultation "Delivering Digital Inclusion: an Action
>>>> Plan for Consultation". See -
>>>> http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1002199
>>>>
>>>> See also http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/23/michael-cross
>>>>
>>>> CLG are inviting expressions of interest by 24 November. Details and
>>>> the form can be found here
>>>>
>>>> http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/whatweare/digitalmentors/
>>>>
>>>> CLG will also be hosting a workshop on 19 November for those
>>>> interested in bidding. Details on the tender page
>>>>
>>>> There is also a forum for those wishing to explore aspects of the
>>>> specification should you wish. See
>>>> http://haveyoursay.communities.gov.uk/forums/.  You may,as some
>>>> parties indicated, use this forum as a 'dating service' if you are
>>>> interested in forming consortia. This is probably as far as my
>>>> match-making services can extend in a professional capacity!
>>>>
>>>> This pretty much completes my support for CLG on this project so
>>>> please use the contacts on the web. However, I am available to
>>>> Wednesday morning in a CLG capacity should there be anything extra.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dave Briggs, Digital Enabler
>>>> d at vebrig.gs |  http://davepress.net |  07525 209589 (Mobile)
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stuart Parker
>>>
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>>
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>> Michael Grimes
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