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 Hello Subscriber,
Welcome to our weekly round-up of news and information related to the delivery of ESI funded projects in the Cardiff Capital Region that may be of interest to you. Please circulate amongst your teams and networks. If you have any queries about the content, please contact us by emailing sewalesret@bridgend.gov.uk
Lisa, Amy, Natalie, Kate and Dylan.
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 WCVA’s EU funding in Wales Videos
The Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) have commissioned a series of videos to highlight how EU funding has helped some of the hardest to reach communities and people in Wales.
The films draw particular attention to the ways in which EU funding helped people furthest from the labour market and who now find themselves among the hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis.
The initial videos feature the employability support provided by Change, Grow Live through their ACE programme; the targeted support for women and businesses offered by Chwarae Teg’s AgileNation2; and the help given to people struggling with mental health or substance misuse by Adferiad. Further videos will be released soon.
View the videos on the WCVA website.
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 ESRC Funds Research to ensure digital technologies work for society
UK researchers plan to build our understanding of how to ensure digital technologies work for society. The Digital Good Network of researchers aims to help make sure artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other digital technologies don’t harm people unnecessarily, including ensuring people aren’t inadvertently excluded from public services because they lack digital access.
The goal is to equip digital technology developers, companies and policymakers with the necessary know-how. This will mean that algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and other digital technologies are developed and used in ways that benefit people, society and the economy.
A Digital Good Index tool will help companies developing digital technologies and policymakers, assess these technologies and make decisions that support society and lessen their potential harmful effects. The Digital Good Index will help:
- Ensure people from all corners of society are supported and not excluded from using current digital technologies and new ones being developed
- Support a more resilient society by better managing digital misinformation, online hate and other online harms
- Plan for digital technologies to be as environmentally sustainable as possible
As part of its strategic delivery plan, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is investing £3.2 million towards in the Digital Good Network, which will be led by The University of Sheffield. Work will start in November and run for 5 years.
Read more about the Digital Good Network on the UKRI website.
Read the ESRC Strategic Delivery Plan 2022 to 2025 on the UKRI website.
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 Small Business Saturday: 3rd December
The Small Business Saturday UK Tour will hit the road again this November 2022!
Calling at twenty-three different towns and cities across the UK, the special ten-year anniversary Tour will mark the official count-down to Small Business Saturday on 3 December 2022.
‘The Tour’ will kick off in Glasgow on Monday 31 October 2022 and travel across the UK for five weeks, calling at Merthyr Tydfil on 17 November 2022 and Cardiff on 18 November 2022, spotlighting Britain’s amazing small businesses.
And to be as sustainable as possible, given the vital role small firms play in the race to net zero, the tour will be using a fleet of electric and zero-emissions vehicles.
Once again, ‘The Tour’ will offer:
- Livestreaming interviews with business owners and local leaders on their Instagram channel - @smallbizsatuk
- Free 1-1 mentoring sessions
- A range of business experts will be available to offer individual help and advice
For further information visit the Small Business Saturday UK website.
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 WLGA Policy Officer - Planning and Economic Development
The WLGA are recruiting! The successful Policy Officer will lead on Planning matters for the WLGA, reporting to the Director, whilst also supporting the Team Manager, Europe and Regeneration on issues relating to economic development and regeneration.
For an initial discussion about the role and the organisation, please contact Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development on 07747 483761.
To apply, please send a covering letter with a completed application form by the closing date of Sunday 27th November 2022 to: recruitment@wlga.gov.uk
For more information, visit the WLGA website.
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