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Measuring the Unmeasurable: Digital Participation Seminar

Monday, July 19, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Measuring the Unmeasurable:  Digital Participation Seminar

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Lord Carter presented the final Digital Britain report in June 2009. The report highlighted the need to engage a wider cross section of the public in going online; identifying that such engagement would result in the efficiencies and economic benefits expected from living and working in the digital age. It referred to this area of work as "Digital Participation" and subsequently tasked Ofcom with setting up a Digital Participation Consortium.

 

Aims

This one-day seminar intends to provide a forum for discussion of the meaning and measurability of Digital Participation, focusing on the three main measurables promoted by the Digital Participation Consortium – Reach, Breadth, Depth. It will include contributions from Ofcom, following publication of their initial statistics bulletin on digital participation.

 

In addition it will hear about the role of the UK Research Council funded Digital Economy Hub at Newcastle University and from the Arts Council and Audiences Central on the experience they have in measuring participation in the arts.

 

Speakers

Paul Watson – Director, Digital Economy Hub for Inclusion through the Digital Economy

Catherine Bunting – Director of Research, Arts Council England

Alison Preston – Senior Research Associate, Ofcom

Vishalakshi Roy – Senior Business Develop Manager, Audiences Central

 

Objectives

·         To discuss key issues relating to measuring Digital Participation.

·         To start up a continuing dialogue between researchers, activists and policy-makers about issues of research and measurement.

·         To identify key concerns about the meaning and value of digital participation

·         Enable cross-sector networking opportunities,

·         To produce a position paper outlining achievements of the event with a view to influencing further policy debate.

 

Attendance

The seminar would be of interest to academics from media and cultural studies or those working more broadly in ‘digital’. It is also of interest to policy-makers, activists, community media workers and social media advisors. 

 

Contact

Dave Harte, Birmingham School of Media, Birmingham City University

dave.harte@bcu.ac.uk – 07719374437

 

James Williams, Centre for Research into Quality, Birmingham City University

james.williams@bcu.ac.uk - 0121 331 6673

 

Kelly O'Neil, Research Innovation and Enterprise Services Department

kelly.oneil@bcu.ac.uk - 0121 331 5254

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Birmingham City University
City North Campus
Franchise Street, Baker Building
B42 2SU Birmingham
United Kingdom

Monday, July 19, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)


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With around 25,000 students, Birmingham City University is one of the major universities in the UK. Situated in Birmingham, the UK’s second city and informal capital of the West Midlands, we have a long history of close interaction with this vibrant region. As a university we have a distinctive focus on education and research for professional and creative practice and on collaboration with business, industry and the public services.