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Comment on Underwriters start asking about social capital by Tweets that mention Underwriters start asking about social capital | Networked Neighbourhoods -- Topsy.com

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:23:40 +0000

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Comment on Roundtable discussion on civic involvement and local sites by Neighbors Online Video, London Networked Neighbours and CityCamp Events | E-Democracy.Org – Project Blog

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:26:13 +0000

[...] minute. Unfortunately my FlipCam filled up so the rest of the even. Also see the blog recaps by Networked Neighbourhoods, and Kevin Harris. This was part of my UK trip in [...]

Comment on London’s Digital Neighbourhoods Study by Space, Place and an exploration of the term hyperlocal « Curiouscatherine’s Blog

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:41:52 +0000

[...] and the only substantive research project I can find around hyperlocal communities in the UK is the London’s Digital Neighbourhood’s study which is being run by Networked Neighbourhoods and funded by London Council’s (I’m on [...]

Comment on Older people, local support, and social media by Hugh Flouch

Hugh Flouch — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:46:09 +0000

Thanks for the link Adil. It looks interesting and I’d be interested to find out more. You can connect to me directly at hugh.flouch[at]networkedneighbourhoods.com

Comment on Older people, local support, and social media by adil

adil — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:36:22 +0000

hi, you might be interested in our Buddy Radio project which looks at how we can use social media to keep people connected with their friends, families and healthcare professionals. We’re doing a trial with NHS London currently, and it has applications around social care. Happy to tell you more if you’re interested. The project write up is http://www.sidekickstudios.net/projects/buddy.

Comment on Older people, local support, and social media by Kevin Harris

Kevin Harris — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:47:44 +0000

Thanks Kathryn, a really useful reminder for us not to overlook the contribution of assistive tech. Thanks for the links. We’re very conscious that lack of awareness of tech options can be indirectly disempowering and we will try to keep asking questions as to what is needed to help each older person participate.

Comment on Older people, local support, and social media by Kathryn Cook

Kathryn Cook — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:27:51 +0000

This sounds interesting, and particularly pertinent given the current drive towards local delivery of public services. The team I work for did some work with Age Concern where we thought through the trends affecting the older social demographic. This obviously touched on care, as well as other issues such as an increase in dementia, and diversity of older people.
One element we looked at was the role and potential of assistive technology. The development of these technologies both facilitates the personalisation agenda that you mention here, and is driven by it.
Assistive technology generally has the potential to greatly empower people, as long as those providing it know how to properly support older people in its use, and older people have also been involved in its design and application.
For more information on this, have a look at http://www.3s4.org.uk/drivers/assistive-technology-for-older-people or http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nationalstudies/health/socialcare/Pages/olderpeople.aspx

Comment on Online communication in neighbourhoods: not just people we know by Wrap-up: Coverage of Pew Research Center’s “Neighbors Online” @ Our Blocks

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:09:55 +0000

[...] survey respondents are from the United States, the report has global implications. See this analysis by UK-based Kevin Harris, author of the Neighbourhoods blog, reprinted here in its entirety with [...]

Comment on Online communication in neighbourhoods: not just people we know by Neighbors Online – What have 27% of Internet Users Discovered? Women Lead the Way. Need More Inclusion. | Ashoka.org: News & Knowledge Entrepreneurs

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:01:54 +0000

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Comment on Online communication in neighbourhoods: not just people we know by Neighbors Online – What have 27% of Internet Users Discovered? Women Lead the Way. Need More Inclusion. | E-Democracy.Org – Project Blog

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:37:29 +0000

[...] Kevin Harris – Networked Neighbourhoods (UK) [...]