Final Report now online
Summary report of the outcomes of the SIESTA project

Seminar: Developing public participation
How the internet can be used to support and involve communities in local service planning or economic regeneration? 
If you are interested in this please contact debby@srcc.org.uk for more information.
Wed 17 May, 1.30 - 5.00 p.m
Dental Practice Board, Eastbourne. Map

Access Points
Our list of access points in East Sussex is now on eSussex

What is eSussex?
Developing the remit for the web site. View the slides in HTML or download the Powerpoint presentation

Training dates announced
See our training section for venues and dates

Information drop in sessions - October '99
You can find our feedback in the Website discussion archives at www.egroups.com/group/siesta-online/51.html?

Project Plan Oct-Dec 1999
Milestones, Outputs and timescales for the project

Aims and Objectives
The main objective of the project is to develop the internal capacity of voluntary/community organisations working with all ESF target groups. Through SIESTA these organisations will be able to develop in-house computer skills and access up to date information about events, funds, unemployment data, audits and reports, local contacts, examples of best practice etc. It will speed also communication between the different sectors – voluntary, Statutory and commercial - that work with unemployed sub-target groups.

Siesta will run from June 1999 through May 2000.

The project consists of the following components:

1. The creation of an information superhighway and internet site for the East Sussex community sector
2. An audit of needs
3. Internet training for 100 immediate beneficiaries (voluntary organisations)
4. Provision of 150 upgraded computers
5. The purchase of small items of software and upgrades
6. The establishment of 20 access points across East Sussex
7. The publicity campaign
8. The development of an exit strategy

The project will be accessible to small voluntary and community groups throughout the county and will be available through a number of outlets – including public libraries – to the general public (sub-target groups), thus providing information about services from all sectors.

Website content will include:

1. Voluntary/community information about their activities, events, newsletters
2. Local funding directories with links to other funding sites, details of where to apply and example projects underway within the county
3. The Sussex Directory (an ESF Priority 4 project) designed to map service provision to unemployed people in East Sussex
4. Hyper-text links to other sites of use to voluntary groups
5. Links to voluntary/community sector websites
6. E-mail address/bulletin board for swift communication and interaction between groups

www.esussex.org.uk