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Who's who summary

This summary table of who's who in UK community technology should be read in conjunction with the full entries for organisations

The entries are draft, and I have given some preliminary coding as a purely personal assessment (particularly, of course, for Making the Net Work and Partnerships Online sites, which I manage:-). I'll be checking with the organisations involved, and inviting input from practitioners.

C - mainly general community issues content rather than technology
H - community technology 'How to' content or advice
N - network or forum you may be able to join, or newsletter
P - community technology policy content
L - extensive links

I've included sites and organisations of interest which don't aim to have a substantial technology input, but do use technology for their operations. Lack of letters is not an adverse judgment. Comment or additions to David Wilcox please.
C H N P L  
AbilityNet   *   * * Free help, info, forums, on disabilities
BBC Webwise   * * * * Stacks of info, courses, forums.
Becta   * * * * Free help, info, on centres, learning
Beehive   * *     Free web space from newspapers
Black Information Link *   * * * Information and campaigns
CitizensConnection *   *     Info, forums for community activists
Citizens Online *   * *   Digital divide policy, events
Common Purpose *         Leadership programmes and sites
Communities Channel   *   * * Comprehensive site on community tech
Communities Internet * * *   * Support for community web sites
Communities Online   * * * * Info, publications, events
Comm.Unity   *   *   Promoting business-community projects
CAN *   *     Social entrepreneur network
Community Channel *         TV for charities
CDF *     *   Policy and brokerage
Community Grids England           Funding programme - closed
Community Grids Scotland           Funding programme - closed
CIRA   * * *   Free help, info, networking mainly NE
Community Information Systems Centre   * * * * Works with community and voluntary organisations
CMA   * * *   Community TV and radio network
CommunityTV Trust   *       Grass roots community TV
Conet     *     Email list on community technology
Cyberskills   * *     Training programme and network
Digital Futures       *   Policy consortium
DirectSupport   * *   * Help for community-based centres
Do-it *         Volunteering
E-government bulletin     *     Email newsletter on egovernment
e-Learning Foundation   *       Promoting ICS for all pupils
Ethical Media Network     *   * Email newsletter, meetings, links
ETO   * * * * Comprehensive site on telework
Freepint   * * * * Newsletter, links, forum
GreenNet   * * * * Alternative ISP; info, help
Help is at Hand   * * * * Comprehensive site on centres. Forum.
Housit   * * * * Site on housing and ICTs
humanITy    *   *   'World's first digital charity'
iCAN *   *   * BBC site for taking action
Info@UK        *   Bulletin on Information Society
Inforurale *     * * Rural info, contacts, portal
IT Resource Guide   * *   * Tech information for nonprofits
ITSUVO   *       Tech support for nonprofits
Kablenet     *   * Newsletter, site on egovernment
Knowledgebase   * *   * Tech help for nonprofits
LASA *     * * Services for advice workers
Making the Net Work   *   * * Comprehensive site on community tech
MCIN * * *   * Supporting community content providers
Media Trust *     * * Brokers professional-nonprofit projects
NREC *         Runs Ruralnet, Networks Online
Networks Online * * * * * Comprensive subscription services
NIACE   * * * * IT for adult learning
Nua Internet Surveys     *   * State of the Net newsletter
Partnerships Online * *     * Free books on partnerships, consultancy
People's Network   *   * * Programme to connect libraries
Poptel   * * * * Alternative ISP; info, help
Redbricks Online Ltd   *       Estate-based community ISP
Regen.net *   *   * Info and firums on regeneration
Ruralnet * * * * * Comprensive subscription services
SCIP   * * * * Supports local nonprofits
SCROLLA   * * * * Research into online learning
TargIT   * *     Small capital grants for centres
TCA   * * * * Newsletter, telework/centres network
TimeBank *         Volunteering
trAcE   * *   * Online community of writers
UK Online *       * Government portal
UK online centres   * *   * Government programme
Virtual Society?       * * University-based research programme
Wired Up Communities   * *     Government programme
Womenconnect   * * * * Network of women's organisations
Workwithus.org *   * * * Gateway to Scotland's voluntary sector
Youthnet * * *   * Info services for young people
C H N P L  


David Wilcox. Making the Net Work. February 2004.