The Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership (OIEP) is working to tackle some of our region’s biggest problems to create a fairer environment where everyone can contribute and share in its success, and launched its new Charter in January 2023, to encourage support for and commitment to making Oxfordshire a fairer and more inclusive place to live and work.
Did you catch Getting Oxfordshire Online on BBC Radio Oxford last month? Hear from Project Manager Ben Tuppen, of SOFEA Didcot, on how the project started, how it is going and where it is headed!
What is Getting Oxfordshire Online and who is involved in the partnership? Watch our latest video to find out – with thanks to our friends at Nominet.
Two of Oxfordshire’s most enterprising charities, SOFEA Didcot and Aspire Oxfordshire, have joined forces to launch the new ‘No Limits’ Project to support the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) ambitious Social Contract programme.
The ‘Getting Oxfordshire Online’ project featured highly in ‘The Inclusive Economy in Action’ event in early May, organised by Aspire Oxfordshire in support of the Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership (OIEP), the Oxfordshire Social Enterprise Partnership (OSEP) and Oxfordshire’s Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).
Current estimates are that 1500 Ukrainian refugees including 600 children will be arriving in Oxfordshire in the coming weeks. As well as continuing to support others in need across our community, we are working hard to help newly-arrived refugees stay connected at this incredibly difficult time.
Getting Oxfordshire Online project partners are delighted to have received financial backing from .UK domain name registry Nominet, whose work as a public benefit company funds an ambitious social impact campaign tackling digital exclusion.
After working with partners to convene and initiate Getting Oxfordshire Online, Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) is passing the coordination of the project into the capable hands of the delivery partners from February 2022.
Be Free Young Carers worked with Getting Oxfordshire Online to provide much-needed laptops to young carers, which helped this already disadvantaged group keep up with school work during the pandemic, and stay connected with their social networks.
With the latest variant of COVID-19 causing a self-isolation crisis, the Getting Oxfordshire Online partnership is keen to reach more people who cannot reap the benefits of internet access.