Agenda

1)Background

2)Experience from Stockport

3)Information & Signposting Project

4)Next Steps

Web 1.0

Web 2.0

The challenge we’ve been asked to help you with

a)To help you fulfil your statutory duty to publish Positive Activities

so that...

b) All young people will find information on Places to Go and Things to Do

The people and organisations involved

a) Initial 20 local authorities in the first year national pilot

b) Sponsored and funded by DCSF for up to 3 years

c) Co-ordinated by Substance and our partners

First Year Pilot Local Authorities

North-EastDurham, Gateshead, Newcastle, South TynesideNorth-WestBlackburn, Blackpool, Halton, Knowsley, Bolton, SalfordLondonLewisham, IslingtonYorkshire & HumbersideDoncaster, Hull, WakefieldMidlandsBirmingham, Walsall, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham 

Events:isp.substance.coop

Workshops:isp.substance.coop

Blog:blogs.plings.net

Documents:

Group:groups.google.com/group/plings

Forum:ukyouthonline.ning.com/group/plings

Photos:flickr.com/groups/plingsplaces

News:Plings.net/news

Links:Youthoffer.plings.net

Opinion:radiowaves.co.uk/plings

Next Three Months

1. Technical resources for data – APIs, input tool

2. Assistance for local authorities – DigiTV, forums, workshops

3. Continued development of interfaces – SNS application, web search tool, phone

4. Learning and development – events, blogs

5. Involvement of young people – radiowaves, young advisors

Next Steps for Blackpool

1. Data review of information source(s) on Positive Activities

2. Undertake data feeds / transfers

3. Utilise project resources for publishing

4. Attend Stakeholder events

5. Help evaluate outcomes