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  • Laptop and coffee

    23/08/2022 · Our thoughts

    Meet me where I am: speaking the language of offline citizens

    Kat Dixon is a research fellow with the Data Poverty Lab. Over three months, she’s investigating community-led initiatives which enable good access to the internet for people experiencing data poverty. These blog posts track her journey and thinking.

  • Library internet access: is this a 20th Century solution to a 21st Century problem?

    29/07/2022 · Our thoughts

    Library internet access: is this a 20th Century solution to a 21st Century problem?

    Kat Dixon is a research fellow with the Data Poverty Lab. Over three months, she’s investigating community-led initiatives which enable good access to the internet for people experiencing data poverty. These blog posts track her journey and thinking.

  • Not all customers are created equal: why cheaper internet isn’t always a choice

    22/06/2022 · Our thoughts

    Not all customers are created equal: why cheaper internet isn’t always a choice

    Kat Dixon is a research fellow with the Data Poverty Lab. Over three months, she’s investigating community-led initiatives which enable good access to the internet for people experiencing data poverty. These blog posts track her journey and thinking.

  • The Digital Strategy: welcome, but a missed opportunity

    13/06/2022 · Our thoughts

    The Digital Strategy: welcome, but a missed opportunity

  • Why you should become a Digital Champion

    07/06/2022 · Our thoughts

    Why you should become a Digital Champion

    Our Volunteers Manager, Hilary Nugent, blogs about the value of Digital Champions and why technical knowledge may not be the most important skill that they need.

  • Connecting Women – The legacy of Rosemary Crawley

    20/05/2022 · Our thoughts

    Connecting Women – The legacy of Rosemary Crawley

    Hear how Good Things Foundation’s former Group Finance and Human Resources Director, Margaret Bennett, honoured her friend by helping female asylum seekers and refugees access data and support.

  • Digital exclusion has changed – Government action is needed to tackle it for good

    10/05/2022 · Our thoughts

    Digital exclusion has changed – Government action is needed to tackle it for good

    In this guest blog, Josh Abey sets out The Fabian Society's recommendations to fix the digital divide following their new research.

  • Rising costs and digital division

    13/04/2022 · News | Our thoughts

    Rising costs and digital division

    Our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone, highlights 5 things you can do today to help eradicate data poverty and the digital poverty premium.

  • Training Top Hits

    12/04/2022 · Our thoughts

    Training Top Hits

    Our Community Engagement Officer, Matthew Airey, blogs about some of our most successful training sessions.

  • Digital Lifeline for people with learning disabilities

    24/03/2022 · Our thoughts

    Digital Lifeline for people with learning disabilities

    More support is needed to extend a digital lifeline to people with learning disabilities, our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone, writes.

  • Together we can fix the digital divide: we need your help

    17/03/2022 · Our thoughts

    Together we can fix the digital divide: we need your help

    To fix the digital divide through the new National Device Bank, we need your help, writes Good Things Group CEO Helen Milner.

  • To Level Up we need to Fix The Digital Divide

    02/02/2022 · Our thoughts

    To Level Up we need to Fix The Digital Divide

    The Government needs to put digital inclusion at the heart of Covid-19 recovery, harness the appetite for change, and take decisive action to fix the digital divide writes our Group CEO Helen Milner.