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Further information - In the communityApart from the examples contained in the case studies on this website, there is a wide range of information available from many other sources. This list provides links to a number of external websites, as well as additional documents stored on the website, where you can discover more information about broadband. The BERR website offers extensive advice and information - www.berr.gov.uk Directgov is the place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public services and government information available on the web - www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en UK Villages online - local information on all villages, parishes, communities, towns and cities in the UK, both rural and urban - www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages/ukvillageshome.htm The Kentish Village website helps Kent Parish Councils to design & build good community websites - www.kentishvillage.org.uk Social action groups UnLtd helps people start up and run projects that deliver social benefit to their community -www.unltd.org.uk The Community Action Network is a relationship and IT-based mutual learning and support network - www.can-online.org.uk The Community Broadband Network will help to link together and provide coherent, reliable advice from a range of social enterprise and community broadband projects - www.broadband-uk.coop Ruralnet provides expert internet and ICT help and advice for rural communities - www.ruralnet.org.uk The Phone Co-op aims to make cheaper telecommunications services available by purchasing collectively - www.thephone.coop Community groups Communities Online focuses on the use of new communications technologies in communities and neighbourhoods - www.communities.org.uk ‘Making The Net Work’ aims to help get organisations or neighbourhoods online. The site includes a collection of tools - www.makingthenetwork.org Publications The following publications require Adobe Acrobat Reader Rural broadband: Help bring broadband to your community Broadband in rural areas: Best practice study The Countryside Agency has produced this excellent report, it is large at 88 pages, but gives detailed information on getting connected. SustainIT: Connected Community Organisations: Can they help to overcome the digital divide? The following publications were developed for business, however, many voluntary organisations, and community groups could find the information very useful. |
