Comments on: Irony alert: South London teens use mobiles in project on tackling violent crime http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/16/irony-alert-south-london-teens-use-mobiles-in-project-on-tackling-violent-crime/ Blogging in the real world Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Davey Winder http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/16/irony-alert-south-london-teens-use-mobiles-in-project-on-tackling-violent-crime/#comment-267 Davey Winder Fri, 16 May 2008 10:35:24 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=660#comment-267 The LIFEWISE project is a collective of kids from a number of different schools/colleges across South London working on ideas and solutions to the violent crime problem. By giving them a free smartphone with unlimited data access and collaborative working tools, the idea is that it becomes easier for them to work together on the project and so stand a better chance of success. Assuming the phone does not get nicked, of course :) The LIFEWISE project is a collective of kids from a number of different schools/colleges across South London working on ideas and solutions to the violent crime problem. By giving them a free smartphone with unlimited data access and collaborative working tools, the idea is that it becomes easier for them to work together on the project and so stand a better chance of success.

Assuming the phone does not get nicked, of course :)

]]> By: Simon Jones http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/16/irony-alert-south-london-teens-use-mobiles-in-project-on-tackling-violent-crime/#comment-261 Simon Jones Fri, 16 May 2008 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=660#comment-261 How does giving mobile phones to 200 secondary school pupils help combat gun and knife crime? Am I alone in being confused about this? How does giving mobile phones to 200 secondary school pupils help combat gun and knife crime? Am I alone in being confused about this?

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