2023-03-28-accounts

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Agenda

Trustees’ Meeting Minutes

Date/Time: 19/12/23 - 18.00pm prompt Meeting called by: Samuel Sigbeku

Attendees: Dr Sabo Dankaro, Mrs Mary Dankaro, Mrs Esther Sigbeku, Mrs Bola Owolabi

Apologies: Pastor(Dr) Moses Ekhuemelo

Venue: Conference Room, CompTTEC, 42-44 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4n &LA

I. Projects :

National Databank in partnership with Good Things Foundation, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, and Three Mobile

Eligibility Criteria :

National Databank

Q1. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

18+ years old AND
From a low-income household

Q2. AND QUALIFIES IN ONE (or several) OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:

  - i. Has no access or insufficient access to the internet at home

  - ii. AND/OR has no or insufficient access to the internet when away from the home

  - iii. AND/OR cannot afford their existing monthly contract or top up

2. Digital Inclusion Capability Grant, Round 3 - 2023 to 2024

-to help the organisations within the network to become more sustainable and increase their capacity to deliver digital inclusion.

3. The Digital Inclusion Capability Grant – Fix The Digital Divide Fund 2023 - 2024

-for members to add new or boost their current digital services.

4. Council’s Digital Strategy: Birmingham Device Bank programme

20 X Devices allocated

II. Products:

Beginners’ IT courses(i): learnmyway, Google digital garage, Accenture etc
Training and Certifications: OCR ITQ, CompTIA, Programming, Data Science, Research(es)/Methods etc
Support: (apprenticeships, work placements, workshops etc
Services: designs, printings, business support, PC maintenance etc

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III. Projections:

Accreditations/Registration renewals:
BAC registration
Innovations, Bespoke courses: Sewing and IT
Youth engagement, Business support, Entrepreneurship
Investments (3D technology, dye sublimation printing, blockchain)

IV. Challenges:

a. Parking: NCP, Basement
b. Council rates, energy consumption
c. Heating
d. Breaking in
e. Homelessness, rough sleeping, tidiness of surrounding
f. Publicity and marketing