DGi SMART LIMITED · COMMUNITY & SOCIAL IMPACT

Technology that helps communities support people

DGi Community Assist is a social-impact initiative from DGi Smart Limited, developing accessible digital tools for charities and community organisations working to reduce digital exclusion.

DGi Community Assist Dashboard interface concept
Community Assist — Dashboard interface concept
THE CHALLENGE

Making essential digital services easier to access

Limited digital skills, unsuitable equipment, accessibility barriers and unfamiliar online processes can prevent people from accessing important services. Community organisations often coordinate support with limited resources and fragmented records.

Community Assist is being developed to help participating organisations organise practical assistance. It is not yet an operational service for individual beneficiaries.

CAPABILITIES BEING DEVELOPED

Practical tools for community organisations

Support requests

Capture and organise requests for help.

Volunteer coordination

Help organisations assign and manage support activities.

Appointments

Plan sessions and manage availability.

Digital inclusion assistance

Structure practical help with digital access.

Follow-up and outcomes

Record actions and next steps.

Reporting

Provide organisation-level visibility of activity.

These are intended platform capabilities. This page does not represent them as implemented, tested or available for public use.

Who we aim to support

Charities and voluntary organisations

Coordinating support requests and activities.

Community groups

Organising volunteers and local assistance.

People facing digital barriers

Better access to help through participating organisations in future.

Help shape the pilot

We invite UK charities and community groups to express interest in reviewing and testing the developing platform. Participation depends on suitability, availability and agreed arrangements.

Register your interest →

Measuring meaningful outcomes

Our intended measures include participating organisations, people assisted, completed support requests, attended appointments, digital inclusion activities and documented follow-up outcomes. No impact results are claimed at this stage.

See our progress approach →