Martha Lane Fox launches Manifesto for a Networked Nation

July 12, 2010

Martha Lane Fox

Martha Lane Fox

In The Times this morning I was interested to read that Martha Lane Fox is launching her Manifesto for a Networked Nation today at Number 10.   Readers may remember an earlier post following the NAACE annual conference where Martha made a brilliant contribution.  Initially, there was the thought that the role given to her by Gordon Brown would be one of the casualties of the changes in Government, but back in June her role was confirmed by David Cameron and her remit extended to encompass functions previously held by OFCOM.

If you’ve got access to The Times the article was on Page 39 – I’d give you a link but you need to subscribe to be able to read the paper online!  However you can read more in The Guardian and The Mirror and the BBC.

Will she manage to get an extension of the Home Access scheme that will soon be coming to an end?  Follow Martha on Twitter and find out!

Patrick Kirk

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More about the Martha Lane Fox session

March 22, 2010

Martha mentioned the Race Online 2012 website, the online focus for her activities:  ”Our mission is to create life enhancing opportunities for socially excluded adults who have never been online. Race Online 2012 is a national challenge to give 4 million new people the opportunity to access the digital world by the London Olympics.”  In conjunction with Race Online 2012, the primary Make IT Happy 2010 competition will be awarding prizes to schools that show how they have helped their community learn about the exciting possibilities of the internet.

Martha also talked about the Pass It On initiative – organised through the UK Online centres the goal is to encourage those with IT skills to ‘pass them on’.

So – if you are involved with a primary school, know an organisation that can be a sponsor, or want to give your support visit either the Make IT Happy 2010 or Race Online 2012 websites and join in.

Patrick Kirk

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