Race Online 2012 is working with Liverpool Chamber and a growing number of local public, private and voluntary partners to support the estimated 100,000 people in the city who have never used the internet.

Together we are working to reduce the digital divide in the city by 25% by the end of June 2012.

We are aiming to do this by encouraging 5,000 people, who are online everyday, to volunteer as digital champions and help inspire 25,000 people across the city to take their first steps online.

When the clocks go back on October 29/30th we all gain an extra hour. The BBC Give an Hour national campaign will appeal to everyone to use this extra hour to help a member of their family, a friend, a neighbour, a colleague or a customer to see how the internet could transform their lives.

Please sign up as a Liverpool digital champion, become part of Go ON Liverpool, help us to close the digital divide in the City once and for all.  http://champions.go-on.co.uk/signup

Got an iPhone? Well now you can keep up to date with Liverpool Chamber wherever you are.

We have just launched a free app, built by our partners Crosby Associates, that brings our website to your pocket.

Use the app like a directory of local businesses to find the services you want when you need them. Or book onto a Chamber event whilst on the move. Plus there’s news, general info and links to all our other social networks.

We hope it will make connecting with Liverpool Chamber easier and simpler. We’ll also soon be launching an iPad and Android version of the app.

Check it out here or search the Apple App Store for ‘Liverpool Chamber’

‘Create a Social Media Policy for your Business’ at Liverpool Science Park Wednesday 23 February 2011

Social media is now an important tool for almost all businesses. This seminar will explain the potential problems that social media can create and how to manage them effectively.

Delegates will leave the session with a clear idea of which issues are important to their business and a checklist of the matters they need to consider when designing a social media policy.

The seminar will be facilitated by James Lister, Partner and Head of the Employment Department at Pannone LLP . He has advised a wide range of clients, including large listed and unlisted companies, public institutions, charities, SMEs and individuals. Some of his clients include The Bank of England, Kellogg’s, Thames Water, Kwik Fit, Tetrapak and Reebok.

The following topics will be covered:

• What are the potential employment issues that social media poses?
• The risks of social media as a pre-employment screening tool
• The importance of a comprehensive social media policy
• Minimising the risk of time wasting
• Liability for your employee’s behaviour – discrimination & defamation
• Dismissing for misconduct/bringing employer into disrepute

If you have questions about social media and how it should be managed effectively in your business join us for this unmissable free event.

WHERE: Liverpool Science Park, Innovation Centre 2, 146 Brownlow Hill, L3 5RF

WHEN: Wednesday 23 February 2011
Registration: 8.45 – 9.15
Seminar: 9.15 - 10.30
Networking: 10.30 – 11.00

COST: Free to attend

Book your free place here

Digital firms have the opportunity to showcase their services in a FREE exhibition within Chamber member Liverpool Science Park’s fully subscribed ‘Social Media Morning’.

With over 100 delegates from a broad range of sectors across the North West already registered for the event on 27 January 2011, this is a unique opportunity for creatives to demonstrate their services to an audience keen to learn more about the benefits of digital communications.

There is no charge for companies to exhibit or attend the Social Media Morning.

The Social Media Morning kicks off with keynote speaker Kathryn Corrick, of Emarketeers, a renowned digital media communications consultant and strategist who will be lifting the lid on the latest digital media storytelling techniques and creative disciplines used by the big brands, writers, film makers and television producers.

Kathryn has over 10 years’ experience in digital and social media, and has made important contributions to a wealth of organisations including McCann Erickson, Digital Britain, New Statesman magazine and the Technology Strategy Board. She is also a visiting lecturer in online journalism and a trainer in digital media.

Delegates can also register for 1-2-1 sessions with Kathryn.

The free breakfast event and exhibition, which will continue into the morning, is part of Liverpool Science Park’s regular Knowledge Economy Business Breakfast (KEBB) series.

If you represent a digital or creative company and you would like to be part of this free exhibition please contact Carolyn Hayes at c.hayes2@lancaster.ac.uk or on 01524 510465.

For more information about Liverpool Science Park visit http://www.liverpoolsciencepark.co.uk