## 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** : 

1. 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 

## **V. Potentials:** 

- Rooms 

- Facilities 

## **VI. Roles & Responsibilities** 

- a. Visit 

- b. Awareness creation, 

- c. Support (grants, donations, promotions etc) 

- d. Ideas (creative, growth etc) 

## **VII. Questions & AOB**