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CHILDREN who have lived with domestic abuse are among those who have shared their powerful testimonies in a new book of stories, designed to help…

Conscious Communications won ‘Best in Community Engagement’ at The Drum Awards for Social Purpose, with a project called ‘Digital Drive’. Launched under the umbrella of Cambridge 2030, it was aimed at addressing tech inequality – particularly important for children kept out of classrooms by Covid-19. The project put 3,000 laptops in the hands of students and raised over half a million pounds. Here, get behind the scenes of this winning entry.

Business Line reported that JSW Steel has identified over 200 digital projects to connect its factories in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu and to

According to new research, 600 million vehicles are predicted to generate in-car transactions of $500 billion by 2030. So, how will vehicle commerce develop?

PETER BARRON highlights the benefits of the Durham Ambitious Start-ups Programme (DABS) ENTREPRENEUR Claire Mitchell admits that her plans to turn her passion for education into a business could have foundered without the support of Business Durham. Now, thanks to the Durham Ambitious Start-ups Programme (DABS), Berry Education has come through the challenges of lockdown with ambitions to grow. Claire’s company, based on the Old Brewery offices in Castle Eden, provides holistic support ...

Laptop donation: Phil Priestley, Jonathan Priestley, Cllr Lis Every. - Credit: EAST CAMBS COUNCIL Thirteen laptops and 50 computer desktops will be donated to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Digital Drive thanks to East Cambridgeshire District Council.  The donation will allow schools to offer computers to students who require them for home learning during lockdown and beyond, while also bolstering classroom supplies for their reopening. Councillor David Ambrose-Smith, chairman of the ope...

Developer buys 54 acres in Meadowville Tech Park to build huge warehouse March 16, 2021 A rendering of Red Rock Development’s upcoming $20 million industrial facility, which it plans to build on land it recently purchased at Meadowville Technology Park in Chesterfield County. ( Images courtesy of Chesterfield County Economic Development) Another chunk of Meadowville Technology Park has been sold off, this time to a developer that plans to build a sizable new industrial building on spec. Red R...

Published: 4:52 PM February 25, 2021    One hundred laptops worth around £25,000 will be donated to schools across Wisbech thanks to the Elizabeth Wright Charity. - Credit: PA A “desperate need for digital access for children in Wisbech” has meant around £25,000 worth of laptops will be donated to schoolchildren.   The Elizabeth Wright Charity and the National Education Union provided funds after they were approached by The Cambs Youth Panel.   The laptops are being provided by Verit...

Digital Drive donates 100 laptops for Wisbech pupils  | Updated: 14:48, 23 February 2021 One hundred reconditioned laptops will be delivered by the Cambridgeshire Youth Panel to schools in Wisbech this week thanks to donations totalling £15,000. The Elizabeth Wright Charity and the National Education Union have given the cash to purchase the laptops, which have a market value of around £25,000 and are being provided by Veritas Digital Services as a non-profit contribution to the Digital...

By Journal reporter : Gilly Jackson, Assistant Headteacher at Trafalgar School in Downton, receiving laptops from Wiltshire High Sheriff Ashley Truluck AN appeal in the Journal from a school for laptops to help pupils learn at home led to a delivery by Wiltshire’s High Sheriff. High Sheriff Ashley Truluck saw the article and contacted Wiltshire Digital Drive, a Community Interest Company formed last year to collect unwanted equipment...