DCDC22 | Keynote - Developing Digital Skills in GLAM with Regina Everitt, Josie Fraser and Alec Ward
Channel: ResearchLibrariesUK
Date: 2022-07-18

DCDC stands for Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities. It is a cross-sectoral conference, hosted by The National Archives, RLUK and Jisc, that brings together the GLAMA sectors (galleries, libraries, archives, museums and academia) to shine a light on our shared experiences, innovations, interests and concerns. DCDC22 explored how digital innovation is transforming the cultural heritage and academic sectors and their relationship with their audiences. https://dcdcconference.com/

Regina Everitt is Assistant Chief Operating Officer (ACOO) & Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services at the University of East London. Concerned about the low representation of global ethnic majority (GEM) staff members in leadership positions in academic libraries, she is chair of the SCONUL committee to support member institutions in implementing the actions from the SCONUL report on the experiences of BAME staff members in academic libraries. She is also a member of the British Library Council, a member of the CILIP trailblazer group that is developing a standard for a Level 6/7 apprenticeship, and a member of the University East London Board of Governors.

Josie Fraser is Head of Digital Policy at the National Lottery Heritage Fund, where she leads on the UK wide Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, designed to drive up digital skills and confidence across the heritage sector, and ensure organisations can benefit from the effective use of technology.

Her work focuses on equitable and inclusive digital transformation. Josie previously worked for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport as a senior adviser and in 2017,  she was awarded Honorary Life Membership by the Association for Learning Technology in recognition of the impact and scope of her work as an educational technologist, particularly in relation to digital literacy.

Alec Ward is Digital Skills Manager at Culture24. His career has focused on building capacity and confidence for smaller cultural organisations by providing digital skills and literacy support. Alec has extensive experience of designing training around practical digital skills development, from video editing to creating 3D digital models, and focuses that training through a wider organisational strategic context.