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‘Old’ media, such as newspapers and TV, is mainly about other people publishing information using expertise and tools that we can’t afford. ‘New’ media uses more accessible tools such as broadband connections and mobile phones and is creating a more interactive and participative culture. Web 2.0 is not a technical specification but suggests that we [...]
Continue reading »Most staff, volunteers or trustees are not ICT experts and at times may need help to get the most from equipment, a website or database..
Help may come from a volunteer, someone in the staff team with technical knowledge, a staff member with ICT support in their job description, or a paid-for contractor or consultant. Sometimes [...]
It’s important for senior managers and trustees to ensure good governance and management policies are in place covering legal responsibilities such as personal safety, data protection and health and safety. They must also help develop and implement strategic ICT plans to ensure the organisation has the resources and support it needs.
The ICT Champions have [...]
Development workers offer a great deal of help to groups by recognising a need to plan properly, encouraging people to budget properly when fundraising and being aware of suppliers who are trusted by other people in your local networks.
Some development workers may not be confident about ICT, and may not have detailed technical skills, but [...]
Most staff, volunteers or trustees are not ICT experts and at times may need help to get the most from equipment, a website or database.
Short-term help. As problems occur, in troubleshooting, quick fixes, short-cuts, reminders, contact with external suppliers or volunteers.
Medium-term help. Routine tasks, such as back-up, security, software, password management, file management, inventory and [...]
Most mobile phones or pocket video cameras can record short videos that are of high enough quality for this purpose.
This is usually done by setting your handset to camera mode and then switching from photo to video mode (you may see an icon symbolising a camera). On pocket video cameras it’s often as simple [...]
