Free digital skills support for adults
Adults who have difficulty getting online will be able to access digital skills courses, workshops and drop-ins in their local libraries after Croydon Council was successful in securing grant funding.
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New creative digital lab coming to Croydon
StartUp Croydon is working in partnership with BIG South London to create an exciting state-of-the-art Creative Digital Lab.
Croydon Open Access project
An open access network to help local authorities bring more reliable mobile phone connectivity to their communities.
Upcoming ClearCommunityWeb events
ClearCommunityWeb are a local social enterprise helping people feel more confident and comfortable with technology through classes, workshops and individual support in the home.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Networking Event at StartUp Croydon
StartUp Croydon is running a free networking event in November to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022.
CronxTech round-up: 2022 Summer update
Your regular-ish roundup of news and views from Croydon’s tech community.
Croydon College launches the Croydon Digital Skills Hub!
The newly launched Hub will give residents the opportunity to gain new skills in the growing industry.
Content and interaction – How to become design BFFs
Rob and Sheida talk about how content and interaction designers work together to deliver great results.
CronxTech roundup: 2022 Spring update
Your regular-ish roundup of news and views from Croydon’s tech community.
New report on the impact of community tech support in lockdown
Croydon's ClearCommunityWeb reflect on a year of digital inclusion work, at a time when the ability to get online changed lives.
The all new Croydon Digital tech directory
A bird's eye view of the flourishing tech scene in the CRONX.
Digital Parenting Webinars: supporting families online during COVID-19
Digital Awareness UK is running online safety webinars for parents and carers to help protect kids from dangers like grooming.
Community Fibre’s Digital Ambassadors are breaking the digital divide across London: get involved!
You can help isolated people to improve their digital literacy and stay connected, and boost your own skills in the process.
Tech Befriender: enabling older people to access support and wellbeing services
ClearCommunityWeb, a community tech support service, is working with Age UK Croydon to help more residents in Croydon benefit from being online.
London South Bank University brings digital skills training to Croydon
LSBU is proud to become part of Croydon’s digital ecosystem.
CronxTech roundup: innovation and inspiration from across the tech sector
A roundup of what Croydon's tech community has been blogging about in the past few weeks.
London Mayor launches ‘Resilience’ fund
Grants of up to £30,000 are available to help London's communities and businesses recover from lockdown.
Keep Croydon Connected: donate your used tech to people who need it
A new initiative is collecting devices for children, young people and older people in need.
Connect and Protect: GovTech Digital Inclusion virtual roundtable on Wednesday 3 June
If you're involved in tech, the public sector or charities (or all 3) come along to this techUK event to discuss how to best support vulnerable people remotely.
Digital experts launch TMRW Collective: a new agency for unprecedented times
The TMRW Collective is an awesome new digital agency launched in response to the coronavirus pandemic, uniting 10 industry experts from TMRW Hub in one multidisciplinary team.
New technology challenge to support people who are isolating
£500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus.
Digital support during these challenging times
Clear Community Web is offering support and advice with tasks like online shopping, video chat and online forms.
Come to the Croydon Digital Service open day on Thursday 2 April
Visit CDS in the heart of the Cronx and see local government digital transformation in action!
Why mission patch stickers matter (and how to get a Croydon Digital one!)
A tribute to the humble laptop sticker, used by CDS and digital teams everywhere to celebrate good work and communicate values.
How I discovered the power of Croydon’s entrepreneurial community
Director of Strata Security and experienced entrepreneur Ben Holt on how Croydon's community spirit gives it the edge over East London.
Past event
Croydon Digital: Festive eats
Join us for a festive lunchtime get together, you'll be crackers to miss it.
Croydon’s collaborative communities
Streetpin has launched and is coming to the Business Live Expo on 16 October! Attendees can use Streetpin to create virtual hubs to make the Expo more collaborative.
Interview: East Croydon Cool talks CGI with Michael Dowd and Howard Gardner
East Croydon Cool speaks to the CGI artists who have been digitally tagging the Cronx with bizarre figments of their imaginations.
Past event
Croydon Digital eats & board games
Spend an evening relaxing with good games, food and great company.
Past event
Croydon Digital: Lunchtime eats
Join the digital community for its first lunch get together
Past event
Tech Stack Croydon – moved to 22 October
An event specifically for the tech developer community
Top 10 traits of successful smart cities
With over 10 years of experience in the smart cities realm, Joe Dignan shares the traits he'd like to see develop in Croydon.
Past event
Croydon Digital drinks – on the roof terrace
Get ready for an evening of informal drinks for Croydon’s digital folk.
Tech Stack brings a buzz to Croydon’s DevOps community
A write-up of the first Tech Stack event, with discussions on 'Protecting your IP' and ‘What should wake you up at night?
Putting the ‘start’ into a Croydon startup.
Tim Buick founder of Streetpin shares his experience on growing a start-up business.
Inspiring the next generation of digital talent
The vital work going on to connect schools and colleges with the world of digital - and how you can help!
My wish for Croydon digital: go far, go together in 2019
Reflections on the power of networking and the importance of this community, from a former Croydon Tech City co-founder.