Comments on: What is a ‘Digital Mentor’?

By: My hopes for 2009 | DavePress

My hopes for 2009 | DavePress — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:50:57 +0000

[...] and Voicebox has shown over the last few months. However, I keep going back in my mind to this comment from Tom Watson, which mentioned having folk fulfilling the role of digital mentor for government – [...]

By: Things I’d like to try, things that caught my eye. « Policy and Performance

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:23:43 +0000

[...] Wilcox sums it up nicely, so I don’t have to. After promoting some very helpful discussion about the idea of local digital mentors – included in the recent Communities in Control White Paper [...]

By: Socialreporter | Another open bid to government shapes up

Socialreporter | Another open bid to government shapes up — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:09:12 +0000

[...] promoting some very helpful discussion about the idea of local digital mentors – included in the recent Communities in Control White Paper [...]

By: Citizensheep » Why NOT blog about what you wouldn’t talk about?

Citizensheep » Why NOT blog about what you wouldn’t talk about? — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:37:27 +0000

[...] zone, but if we’re not very careful the ‘digital divide’ will only widen. ‘Digital mentoring‘ is an idea currently under discussion, but it tends to be discussed in a way that presumes [...]

By: Socialreporter | More buzz around Local 2.0

Socialreporter | More buzz around Local 2.0 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:11:56 +0000

[...] for Communities and Local Government what they think of the idea of Digital Mentors, which Dave wrote about here. General view is that it’s more about inspiration, encouragement and support than [...]

By: Progress update « North Birmingham Social Enterprise (We Share Stuff)

Progress update « North Birmingham Social Enterprise (We Share Stuff) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:04:35 +0000

[...] the whole digital mentoring thing, found some earlier actions and debate on this issue, check out Dave Briggs stuff on this. Secondly, the taster sessions are starting to fill out. Looks likely that we’ll be working [...]

By: Antonio Gould

Antonio Gould — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:57:26 +0000

Hi Dave,

Interesting stuff. I’ve been “digitally mentoring” people for some time and although it’s very difficult, it can work brilliantly.

I’d be very happy to put together some words on my experiences if it’d be useful.

By: Socialreporter | Social innovation is happening: will Government join in?

Socialreporter | Social innovation is happening: will Government join in? — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:06:03 +0000

[...] follow up their empowerment White Paper with announcements on how they will support innovation (see Dave Briggs and Paul Webster for [...]

By: How to Promote Knowledge-Sharing « Working Notes 2.0

How to Promote Knowledge-Sharing « Working Notes 2.0 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:41:44 +0000

[...] came across a very handy post by Dave Briggs only the other day that, among other things, outlines the process or steps involved in bringing a [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:16:09 +0000

Lawrence, will keep you updated.

I think that there are a number of ways that a ‘digital mentor’ might be able to bridge the digital divide: whether by setting up some laptops with 3g cards in a village or community hall, and showing residents how to access services or take part in online consultation; to setting up flickr groups and community blogs to forge the sense of belonging in a geographical area.