Digital Healthcare: A vehicle for capacity building in ICT skills and public engagement

数字医疗保健：ICT 技能和公众参与能力建设的工具

• 批准号: EP/W033593/1
• 负责人: John Terry
• 金额: $ 21.73万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FW033593%2F1
• 关键词: Digital; Healthcare; vehicle; capacity; building

The COVID pandemic has popularised many concepts from computer science and mathematics. Phrases such as computer models and uncertainty are increasingly in the public eye. It is therefore timely to pursue a programme of activities designed to increase confidence in the use of computer models, using challenges from healthcare as a motivator. Centred in Birmingham, the UKs youngest and most diverse city, our programme of activities will inspire and capacity build digital skills confidence in a civic region where 28% of children live in income deprived households. At a time when there is increasing demand for digital skills, it is vital that we inspire and provide meaningful opportunities for diverse young people to develop an interest in ICT careers early on. If this foundation is not nurtured to begin with, the digital skills gap widens and so too does youth unemployment, social immobility and inflexibility of the future workforce.This grant will bring together people with backgrounds in research, performance and visual arts, engagement professionals and people with lived experience of disease. These individuals will create hands-on skills development activities for young people aged 11-16. They will work in teams in the inspirational Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum setting to 'solve' these challenges through a series of workshops, hackathons and a public showcase. Paid SMQB work experience placements will also be offered to students, enabling them to shadow university researchers and professional services staff. Participation will be incentivised through reducing access barriers and rewarding involvement. This will access to inspirational follow-on STEM activities for young people and their families to enjoy together. Our vision is to ensure that young people view computer science careers as diverse, valuable, attainable and fulfilling.A secondary objective to increase public engagement skills in ICT researchers. Researchers involved in our activities will grown confidence and experience in public engagement. Further, they will share their learning with the wider ICT community in a national symposium. Collectively this will help create an ecosystem where public engagement is viewed as meaningful, impactful and integral to high-quality research.

COVID大流行已经从计算机科学和数学中推广了许多概念。在公众眼中，计算机模型和不确定性等短语越来越多。因此，使用医疗保健作为动机的挑战，旨在提高旨在提高对计算机模型使用信心的活动是及时的。我们的活动计划以UKS最年轻，最多样化的城市为中心，我们的活动计划将激发和能力在一个公民地区建立数字技能的信心，其中28％的儿童居住在收入贫困的家庭中。在对数字技能需求不断增长的时候，我们至关重要的是，我们至关重要的是，我们启发并为多样化的年轻人提供有意义的机会，使他们早期对ICT职业产生兴趣。如果该基金会一开始就没有培养，数字技能差距会扩大，未来劳动力的青年失业，社会固定和僵化性也是如此。这项拨款将召集具有研究，绩效和视觉艺术，参与专业人士以及具有疾病经验的人的背景的人。这些人将为11-16岁的年轻人创建动手技能发展活动。他们将在鼓舞人心的智慧伯明翰科学博物馆中工作，以通过一系列的研讨会，黑客马拉松和公共展示来“解决”这些挑战。付费的SMQB工作经验安置也将提供给学生，使他们能够为大学的研究人员和专业服务人员进行阴影。通过减少访问障碍和奖励参与，将激励参与。这将获得鼓舞人心的跟进STEM活动，以供年轻人及其家人一起享受。我们的愿景是确保年轻人认为计算机科学职业是多样，有价值，可实现和充实的。参与我们活动的研究人员将在公众参与方面增强信心和经验。此外，他们将在全国性的研讨会上与更广泛的ICT社区分享他们的学习。总体而言，这将有助于创建一个生态系统，其中公众参与被视为有意义，有影响力和高质量研究的组成部分。