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Consultation

Clicks and Links have developed a proven methodology for engaging with the target user community and service providers to ensure the project delivers an effective and comprehensive solution. This solution is known as the 7 Cs and has been developed continuously throughout the company's life cycle.

We believe that any successful e-Community initiative needs to consider the following when intitiating an e-community project. They can be used to address and support local Community priorities such as;

• Skills development
• Youth engagement
• Training
• Job information
• Health advice
• Community cohesion

These are just a few of the issues faced by deprived communities and exacerbated by the Digital Divide.

The "7 Cs"

Consultation:

How will local people be consulted about the initiative?

Content:

What local content will be made available, how will it be maintained, how will use be encouraged?

Competence:

How will local people gain the new ICT skills necessary to get value from the initiative?

Contribution:

How is the initiative funded and financed?

Computers:

Where and how will people have access to computers, the Internet and local Networks?

Connectivity:

What will the connections be to the Internet and local Networks?

Continuity:

How will the initiatives be sustained beyond any grant funding?