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Let’s solve data poverty with people – not for them
Darren Jones, MP for Bristol North West, writes about the action he is taking in Parliament and with the government to end data poverty.
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What should we value in our volunteers?
As Volunteers Week 2021 comes to an end, Volunteering Manager Hilary reflects on how the volunteering landscape has shifted over the past year.
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Addressing data poverty with lived experience
Phil Parkes, Volunteer Co-ordinator for Expert Citizens CIC and member of APLE Collective, shares a personal reflection on the campaign to fix the digital divide.
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Let’s accelerate efforts to fix the digital divide
Lloyds Banking Group has today published its annual Consumer Digital Index – our Group CEO takes a look at the findings.
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Closing the Digital Divide: we’re looking for NGOs in Europe to test our model – are you interested?
Our Director of Digital Social Inclusion explores how our model of digital inclusion through a network of community organisations could be applied to other countries and regions.
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Over 25? A re-introduction to Job Seeking and Adult Education in 2021
Interested in adult education? Our Digital Social Inclusion Officer, Matt Moxon takes a look at job seeking and adult education in this extensive piece.
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How do we prevent a ‘loneliness pandemic’?
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner, looks at the important role digital inclusion can play in reducing loneliness
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Gordon Brown is right
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner, welcomes the call for a national plan to fix the digital divide from former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
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Let’s end data poverty together
Our Group CEO Helen Milner and Nominet’s Head of Public Benefit, Chris Ashworth, reflect on what the Data Poverty Lab will mean for digital inclusion.
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Tackling digital and financial exclusion to build back better
For digitally excluded people, lockdown has made managing money even harder. A year on, Mastercard UK and Ireland Divisional President, Kelly Devine, and our Group CEO, Helen Milner write about how our coalition has ensured nobody is left in the dark.
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How do LGBTQ+ people experience the digital divide(s)?
Our Policy and Research Officer, Tom McGrath, reflects on what we do and do not know about LGBTQ+ people's experiences of the digital divide.
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Rishi Sunak’s plans may still leave millions without hope and opportunity
Our Group CEO Helen Milner comments on Chancellor Rishi Sunak's spending review and what needs to be done to support digitally excluded people as part of the digital recovery post-Covid.