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The latest news, thoughts and stories from the experts on all things digital inclusion, technology for social good, community delivery and learning, and so much more!
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1.9 million are isolated by COVID-19 and are not online: we need to include them, now!
FutureDotNow is working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on a new campaign called DevicesDotNow to tackle digital exclusion.
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The NHS spends more than half its budget on people who can’t access the internet – here’s what I’m doing to change that
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner OBE, shines a light on how digital exclusion exacerbates health inequalities and highlights the urgent changes we need to make.
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Do you know this is a trusted source?
Reflecting on Safer Internet Day 2020, Good Things' Group CEO Helen Milner reflects on why digital literacy is vital to helping people to use the internet securely.
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Embedding Digital Social Inclusion for the most vulnerable people
Digital Social Inclusion Manager, Rob Shapiro, discusses the 2020 phase of Reboot UK, which was born from a desire to support people from excluded communities to realise the positive benefits of digital technology.
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Better health for a divided nation. Can we fix it? Yes, we can.
Good Things' Group CEO Helen Milner looks at innovative ways to bring digital health literacy and digital services to people in communities in order to achieve better health outcomes.
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What does 56,000 people look like?
Our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Chris Andersson, puts into context the scale of Get Online Week 2019's reach.
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An introduction to Online Centres: My Learn For Life visit
Our Senior Network Officer, Bryony Evans, tells us about her visit to one of our community partners, Learn for Life, a community hub based in Sheffield.
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Designing for Future Digital Inclusion
As the landscape for accessing support to learn essential digital skills changes, we need to adapt our model too.
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Clearing the path: Online Centres help people connect with government
As 2019 marks our HMRC project's fifth year of supporting people in communities to use HMRC services, Digital Social Inclusion Manager Natalie Thorpe looks at the impact the project has had.
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Reducing parental conflict through digital means
Digital Social Inclusion Manager, Louise Branch, explains how Good Things plan to support families through digital to reduce parental conflict.
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Same aim, different place – my time with the Be Connected Network
Our Network Development Manager Jonathan Bradwell recounts his experiences working with the Be Connected Network in Australia for five weeks.
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A place of welcome
Our Research Manager, James Richardson, talks about his visit to St James Church, one of our new Online Centres joining us as part of the Digital You project which aims to get more Salford residents online.