Introducing ‘Let’s Get Digital, Durham’

At Capgemini we want social value to make a real difference. We do this by bringing our digital expertise to inspire individuals and communities across the UK to learn new digital skills. This week, as part of our commitment to social value, we’re introducing our latest digital inclusion project in the UK – ‘Let’s Get Digital, Durham’, in partnership with Digital Unite. 

This is part of our mission to help bridge the digital divide in local communities and follows the successful programme of change in West Cumbria which commenced in 2022.

‘Let’s Get Digital, Durham’ will support local community groups to help others with digital motivation, confidence and skills. To enable this, it provides free training for staff and volunteers and a dedicated local co-ordinator, helping them to share ideas and opportunities in a community of best practice. The project has started with an initial cohort of five local organisations:

• Foundation for Good
• Livin
• The Fulforth Centre
• West View Advice and Resource
• Building Self Belief

Rebecca Lightburn from The Fulforth Centre, commented: “We were excited when we were asked to join Let’s Get Digital Durham. As a community centre who serves the young, the elderly and everyone in between, there’s always room for us to improve and develop our skills so that our community can reap the rewards. Also being able to offer our staff and volunteers CPD accredited courses is brilliant!” 

Funded by Capgemini as part of a contractual social value commitment, it will be supported by volunteers from across our business with clients and partners in the region also being invited to participate. The delivery will be managed through close collaboration with Digital Unite, specialists in digital inclusion who offer a range of products and services based on a ‘train the trainer’ approach. These include the Digital Champions Network, an online learning and engagement platform aimed at recruiting, training, and supporting Digital Champions.

Emma Weston, OBE, CEO of Digital Unite, said “Let’s Get Digital brings organisations together to help people who struggle with motivation and confidence in their ability to navigate an increasingly digital world. We’re really excited to be rolling out ‘Let’s Get Digital, Durham’. We’ve been working in partnership with Capgemini for many years now and their long-term commitment to digital inclusion has allowed us to grow and learn together and create flexible, adaptable frameworks to combat digital exclusion in multiple environments and make a real difference to people’s lives.”

We’re excited to introduce Capgemini’s latest social value project in the UK and together with Digital Unite, we are committed to helping bridge the digital divide. We know how impactful our long-term approach to digital inclusion can be to communities in the UK and look forward to connecting with the people and community groups across Durham to share crucial digital skills and encourage digital empowerment for all.