Digital Inclusion Alliance Wales Network Terms of Reference
Purpose
The purpose of the Digital Inclusion Alliance Wales (DIAW) is to bring together people from across the public, private, third, academic and policy sectors in Wales to coordinate and promote digital inclusion activity across Wales under one national banner. The group will commit to taking joint action to shift significantly the digital inclusion agenda in Wales, raising its profile high for all public facing organisations.
The DIAW will convene from January 2020 until 30th September 2025 with the possibility of an extension.
The DIAW has one dedicated staff member, employed by Cwmpas, whose role includes acting as Coordinator for DIAW.
There is no financial benefit or reward associated with being a member of the DIAW. However, it represents an opportunity to participate in the delivery of innovative initiatives that inspire digital inclusion action and work to ensure that everyone in Wales has the opportunity to engage with digital services and the digital world.
Overview
The Alliance is made up of a Network and a Steering Group. The DIAW Network is open to all organisations working on digital inclusion in Wales. Membership to the Network has requirements which demonstrate commitment to the digital inclusion agenda in Wales and which are outlined below under ‘Responsibilities’.
The Network will lend support to the activities of the DIAW, providing evidence of best practice and examples of what is being achieved across Wales through digital inclusion activities. This will help to create the on-the-ground movement and momentum necessary to bring digital inclusion to the forefront of policy and strategy discussions. Conversely, it will give the Steering Group the opportunity to gather the views of the DIAW Network, and to link into what is happening on the ground.
The Steering Group and the Network will work alongside each other under one banner, utilising each other’s strengths, in order to create a movement which is focused on both the end user and the higher level strategy.
The activity of the DIAW focuses on increasing digital inclusion in Wales and raising the profile of digital inclusion in Wales by working towards the 5 priority areas outlined in the DIAW Agenda: From Inclusion to Resilience document. These five areas are:
Priority 1: Embedding digital inclusion across all sectors
Priority 2: Mainstreaming digital inclusion in health and social care
Priority 3: Addressing data poverty as a key issue
Priority 4: Prioritising essential digital skills for work and life in the economy
Priority 5: Implementing a new minimum digital living standard
Responsibilities for DIAW Network Members
Members of the Network are expected to show their commitment to helping to deliver on DIAW’s activities and to driving the digital inclusion agenda in Wales through the responsibilities listed below:
- Work within your organisation and within your sector to raise awareness of digital inclusion and to help to embed it into all activities. This includes signing up to Digital Communities Wales’ Digital Charter and working towards accreditation, sharing your digital inclusion journey through blogs, vlogs, case studies, and/or staff/customer/client feedback and acting as ambassadors for digital inclusion and encourage other organisations to join the Network.
- Actively participate in DIAW meetings.
- Attend and participate in a calendar of digital inclusion events across the year.
- Respond to calls from the Steering Group for help to drive forward DIAW activities. This could include calls for information on current projects related to the 5 priority areas, answering surveys and questionnaires relating to digital inclusion activities, providing case studies, and/or contributing information to papers.
- Consider the five priority areas and think through and support other Network Members through the strategic challenges to addressing these areas, sharing experiences and ideas.
- Act in an outcomes-focused way to address barriers to effective delivery of digital inclusion activities.
- Engage in constructive debate rigorously to test new ideas and approaches and encourage diversity of thought.
Functioning of the DIAW
There will be quarterly meetings for the DIAW Network and Steering Group which will give the opportunity to share information, make new contacts, engage with each other and feedback on the current focus of DIAW action and future decisions.
Regular communication concerning digital inclusion will come from the DIAW Coordinator and other members of the Network.
Your organisation’s name will be displayed as members of the DIAW on the DIAW webpage.
Membership
Membership of the DIAW Network, as far as is practicable, will be on the basis of named individuals who can attend regularly as opposed to organisations delegating the role on a meeting by meeting basis.
New members will be able to join the group throughout its lifetime and will be communicated in meetings and on the DIAW webpage.
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Adding your name, organisation and date to the form in the link below signifies that you are agreeing to the above Terms of Reference to be a part of the Digital Inclusion Alliance Wales. This means that you will be listed publicly as a member of this group, that your email address will be shared with other members of this group and that you agree to receive email correspondence from members of the group regarding the Alliance and other digital inclusion updates.
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http://www.digitalcommunities.gov.wales/privacy-notice/
