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“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson. 🍏 The apple trees in our Service User garden are offering up their autumnal harvest, reminding us to mind our minds each and every day. #Mindfulness #Selfcare #MentalHealth

📣 [Smart D8 Network Update - AONTAS' Holding You Back Campaign] 🚧 Are barriers to learning #HoldingYouBack? ✍ Almost 1 in 3 adult learners AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation surveyed say they lack financial support! 😥 Adult learners are forced to choose between heating their homes and funding their education. They are leaving courses to pay for their rent and sleeping in vans due to unaffordable accommodation. 👉 This is why AONTAS is calling on the Irish Government to remove the financial barriers to learning that are holding people back, and they want you to join them. Visit aontas.com/holdingyouback to get involved! AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation | Larisa Sioneriu | Giulia Camera | Jack R. Lehane | The Digital Hub Development Agency | Smart Dublin | Dublin City Council | St James's Hospital Dublin | Tyndall National Institute | St. Patrick's Mental Health Services | Trinity Innovation KnEx Knowledge Exchange | Trinity College Dublin | National College of Arts | The Guinness Enterprise Centre | Health Innovation Hub Ireland |ADAPT Centre #holdingyouback #campaign #nobarriers #supportadultlearning

Digital technologies are increasingly becoming more important in all areas of society. In urban environments, services provided to residents such as garbage collection, the provision of playgrounds, parking spaces, streetlights, affordable housing, social support, and public transport all require a local government that is committed to facilitating good quality of life in the city. As these municipal services become automated with the help of digital technologies, it becomes essential to ensure that they truly serve a community in ways that align with core values such as inclusion, trust, transparency and equity. In 2023, the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), Eurocities and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) collaborated in a relevant project aimed at supporting cities to develop capacity and engage people to mainstream this human rights-based approach. Selected through an open call that attracted 11 applications from across Europe, the cities of Tirana, Dublin, Sofia, and Brussels, were chosen to participate in the Digital Rights Governance Project. This project was funded by the Open Society Foundations and designed with a clear mission: to support local governments in integrating a human rights-based approach into the digitalization of their services. Each city was selected according to its unique commitment to protecting and implementing digital rights at the city level and its project’s ability to be scaled up and adapted for wider application. We would like to thank all the pilot cities technical teams that were involved in the project: Manon Reniers Aude Robert Jamie Cudden Nicola Graham Grace D'Arcy Karolina Anielska Claudia Bailey Faola Hodaj Irena Dervishi Erisa Muzhaqi Ergys Doraci Ana D. Georgieva Velko Velkov Metodiyka Tarlyovska You can discover more about the journeys of Tirana, Sofia, Brussels, and Dublin in the report “Human Rights in the Digital Era: Learnings on Local Governance from Pilots in Europe”, which summarises learnings from the project, outcomes from pilots in the cities and tools to operationalise the guidance in cities. To access the document: https://lnkd.in/egTVzXi4

We're thinking of all the Leaving Certificate students receiving exam results today. Exam results can bring a mix of feelings, but, no matter what's on the piece of paper, there are lots of opportunities and new things to discover lying ahead. If you have a student at home feeling disappointed or worried about their results, you might find the tips below helpful in guiding them forward. https://lnkd.in/eHdEzSZ #LeavingCertificate #ExamResults #EdShareIE #EdChatIE

It's great to have Ger Corbett, CEO at Sandyford Business District, coming to speak at 'Outward'. Ger will tell us how they use a VR digital twin of Sandyford for their EU project, IB-Green, which is all about greening strategies for industrial areas of cities which are traditionally poorly served by public amenity green spaces. Register to hear him on Sept 11th in Dublin: https://lnkd.in/edyqTxkx

CASE STUDY from Healthy Ireland Local Government Great news for public health and community engagement! 🤝🌳 The CivicDollars program in Donegal is empowering residents to get active and improve their well-being, while also strengthening the local community. 🤩 This innovative program rewards participants for spending time outdoors, leading to: - Increased physical activity 🏃♀️ - Improved mental health 😀 - A stronger sense of community 💪 The Civic Dollars program is a fantastic example of how local governments can use creative initiatives to promote public health and community engagement. Has your community implemented a similar program? Share your thoughts in the comments below! #CivicDollars #Donegal #PublicHealth #CommunityEngagement Donegal County Council Health Service Executive P.S. Check out the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/epJWdApE

We're delighted to work with Smart D8 on a series of lunchtime workshops for our Members this autumn, that will support their good health & wellbeing - from guided meditation & chair yoga to a chess class! So, if you’re a member of The Digital Hub register ASAP as places are limited. https://lnkd.in/eF3pDW83

🚀 Smart D8 is excited to work with The Digital Hub Development Agency to support their Members in their health and wellbeing journeys! 🙇♀️ The Smart D8 Tutors and Facilitators Panel will deliver a series of workshops designed to help participants unwind, focus on themselves, and have some fun along the way! 💥 Looking forward to this journey together! Smart D8 | Jack R. Lehane | The Digital Hub Development Agency

We're delighted to work with Smart D8 on a series of lunchtime workshops for our Members this autumn, that will support their good health & wellbeing - from guided meditation & chair yoga to a chess class! So, if you’re a member of The Digital Hub register ASAP as places are limited. https://lnkd.in/eF3pDW83

We have a wide range of facilities available in St Patrick's University Hospital (SPUH) to support mental health recovery in a holistic way. Our facilities include outdoor spaces, a gym, religious services, an Art Room, a Family Room, our Information Centre and more. Find out more about the facilities available in SPUH here: https://lnkd.in/e9TjKF6f