Comments on: By royal appointment? http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/05/01/by-royal-appointment/ Helping Older People Unleash their Digital Talents! Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Judith Taylor http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/05/01/by-royal-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Judith Taylor Sat, 02 May 2009 07:46:42 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=332#comment-890 The Queen should be setting a good example, and I agree that we should not accept what seems like a rather flip comment from the BBC's Royal Correspondent. She's probably too busy and too tired to undertake extensive familiarisation with IT, but at least the message should come out right! The Queen should be setting a good example, and I agree that we should not accept what seems like a rather flip comment from the BBC’s Royal Correspondent. She’s probably too busy and too tired to undertake extensive familiarisation with IT, but at least the message should come out right!

]]> By: Debbie Brixey http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/05/01/by-royal-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Debbie Brixey Fri, 01 May 2009 12:58:30 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=332#comment-889 Perhaps someone should contact the Queen's secretary and ask whether she has an opinion of whether she will be "making a habit of it"! Perhaps someone should contact the Queen’s secretary and ask whether she has an opinion of whether she will be “making a habit of it”!

]]> By: Emma http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/05/01/by-royal-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Emma Fri, 01 May 2009 12:43:45 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=332#comment-888 Hmmmm .... I am left feeling a little anxious for Mr Hunt, as his suggestion about the lack of inclination/ capacity of an octogenarian to be active online flies as in the face of Beeb line on digital literacy; they are also trying hard on and offline to promote IT skills/ digital literacy for all ages and they spend a lot of time and effort on inclusiveness. We have got very productive and supportive relationship with BBC Nations and Regions for example around SSD09 and there is a fantatsic amount of promotion on local BBC radio and hopefully TV, and signposting to Events on May 15th, coming out of that. Perhaps it's the Royal Correspondent who needs catching up...? Hmmmm …. I am left feeling a little anxious for Mr Hunt, as his suggestion about the lack of inclination/ capacity of an octogenarian to be active online flies as in the face of Beeb line on digital literacy; they are also trying hard on and offline to promote IT skills/ digital literacy for all ages and they spend a lot of time and effort on inclusiveness.

We have got very productive and supportive relationship with BBC Nations and Regions for example around SSD09 and there is a fantatsic amount of promotion on local BBC radio and hopefully TV, and signposting to Events on May 15th, coming out of that.

Perhaps it’s the Royal Correspondent who needs catching up…?

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