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Press releases
15th June 2013
Only two weeks after the launch of the UK-wide campaign to inspire a generation of young people to create, not just use, digital technologies, 'Make Things Do Stuff' today announces additional support from Virgin Media, Caffè Nero, Microsoft and the UK government.
more > 13th June 2013
Jimmy Wales, Brent Hoberman, Martha Lane Fox, Jonathan Goodwin & Mike Lynch among those advocating their support for Nominet Trust’s new £1million Social Tech, Social Change fund
more > 30th May 2013
Today a UK-wide campaign is being launched to inspire a generation of kids to create, not just use, digital technologies. Led by Mozilla, Nesta and Nominet Trust, the Make Things Do Stuff campaign will bring together technology super brands like Facebook, big business such as 02 Telefonica and grassroot organisations like Code Club who are already providing digital skills to young people in the UK. Our message is clear: if you are young person, get involved; if you are a business, get behind this campaign.
more > 16th May 2013
Social investor Nominet Trust today announced the approval of funding for eleven ambitious technology ventures that demonstrate the potential to achieve significant social change. The investment, which totals over £1million, is a testament of the Trust’s continued commitment to championing digital technology for social good.
more > 27th February 2013
A new challenge from Nominet Trust and Big Issue Invest has been launched to uncover England’s most innovative and disruptive early-stage ventures whose imaginative use of digital technology will have a profound impact on the future life chances of young people.
more > 14th February 2013
Europe’s first accelerator for technology-based social ventures, Bethnal Green Ventures, in partnership with Nominet Trust and Nesta, is to receive support from the Cabinet Office’s Social Incubator Fund. The Cabinet Office announced the first successful applicants of the Social Incubator Fund today (14 February).
more > 30th January 2013
The Design Council and Nominet Trust, have unveiled three new web-based services, which have been designed to help 16-24 year olds get on the career ladder by offering the chance to gain valuable skills experience.
more > 17th January 2013
Nominet Trust has announced the first round of successful projects through its Digital Edge programme. 14 organisations have been awarded more than £1 million in total to support their work in using technology to improve young people’s participation in society.
more > 19th December 2012
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and Nominet Trust have today announced that they will be partnering together in a new funding round focusing on innovative, evidence-based ways to use digital technology to help raise the attainment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
more > 10th December 2012
Although qualifications provide a useful benchmark for many employers when making recruitment decisions, new data from social investor Nominet Trust reveals that over half of 500 industry professionals interviewed do not believe that young people are leaving school with the right skills and experience necessary for the workplace.
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