DSIT has launched a ยฃ9.5m fund for UK local councils, charities and research organisations. The grant prioritises new initiatives, as well as successful projects with the ambition to scale across the UK.
Apply by 10 September 2025: https://t.co/gY70ig8fF1
#digitaldivide
๐ค Local councils, charities & research orgs in England can now apply for funding to help more people get online in their communities.
With 1.6 million people in the UK living offline, this funding will transform lives and drive economic growth.
#Disinformation has skewed public health decisions and elections. Our recent report "The Importance of Digital Skills in Countering Disinformation" explores why disinformation pervades, and how both platforms and governments can improve transparency and promote #DigitalLiteracy.
The LAG has recently launched an incredibly valuable resource for any organisation seeking to be more digitally inclusive.
The hub includes links to free tech support, guides for organising digital inclusion projects, and many organisations to support
https://t.co/aO2rNLdrzu
In our most recent report, we highlighted how social isolation and digital inclusion are intertwined, and how this uniquely impacts different ages.
๐: Click this link to read the full report!
https://t.co/TmLtDzVFXa
Sources:
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By 2027, all analogue landlines will switch to digital. Ensure your loved ones have a mobile backup. Contact their provider for help. More info: https://t.co/CICphA4aUB #StayConnected#DigitalSwitchOver ๐๐ฑ
Would your organisation like to contribute to the London Device Bank, but unsure how?
View the six step process in the image below โฌ๏ธ
Learn more about contributing devices to #GetOnlineLondon, our collaboration with @LOTI_LDN and @MayorofLondon, at https://t.co/RLPHA1mJUI.
Since 2022, The Digital Inclusion Research Hub has been dedicated to closing the #digitaldivide.
We have strived to provide solutions on a variety of issues from #highereducation to the rural-urban #healthdivide.
With much more to come, follow along as we continue our journey
We are thrilled to have been able to contribute to this important POSTnote on #digital#disengagement, and the motivational barriers to using digital devices.
Digital disengagement refers to motivational reasons for not being online or using digital devices. This may be an active choice or linked to reasons beyond someone's control.
Our new POSTnote has more on digital disengagement and impacts on exclusion: https://t.co/I6d3pL2Jr1
Before the #GeneralElection was announced, we met with Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham for our series Digital Futures For Good.
We talked about devolution and what needs to be done to #FixtheDigitalDivide.
๐ Tuesday 11 June 1-2pm
๐ Register: https://t.co/7WQDgJ7pSA
Does the increasing shift towards online teaching exacerbate the #digitaldivide at universities? Or, can the implementation of digital tools help vulnerable groups through their learning journeys?
Our new research brief: https://t.co/hG8YQUfKlC
With approximately 12 million individuals in the UK who are D/deaf or have hearing loss, we're highlighting ground-breaking technologies and digital resources that could significantly impact you or someone you know: https://t.co/hdFXEhAyJI
#DeafAwarenessWeek
Nearly four million households with children in the UK do not meet the #MinimumDigitalLivingStandard (MDLS), according to new research. Socioeconomic poverty remains a serious challenge to #digitalinclusion.
https://t.co/jHeZ9P1jbd
"Whatโs it like to be a #refugee in the UK without internet access? Mostly impossible โ and often unbearable".
An insightful reflection by Joel Mordi on #digitalexclusion among refugees.
https://t.co/PaL5zSMvpc
In mapping out the #digitalinclusion schemes offered to people in #Leeds, the results from this report suggest that #digitalpoverty remains a pertinent issue for vulnerable, minority groups.
https://t.co/1EG9IUCERB
In mapping out the #digitalinclusion schemes offered to people in #Leeds, the results from this report suggest that #digitalpoverty remains a pertinent issue for vulnerable, minority groups.
https://t.co/1EG9IUCERB
๐ก "A fair future with AI? First we need to #FixtheDigitalDivide. Digitally excluded people are invisible in datasets, debates + design of support."
Read our contribution to @jrf_uk's essay series on AI: https://t.co/yjtz1BbccJ.
The relationship between #aphasia and #digitalexclusion is complex and multifaceted, but recent research points towards the possibilities of using innovative technological tools to support the socio-digital inclusion of aphasia survivors.
https://t.co/cDdywk5LB3
"Head of 100% Digital Leeds Jason Tutin has said that digital inclusion is not being pushed as strongly around the country as it is in Leeds due to strict budgets and the financial struggles of councils and the NHS."
https://t.co/UoHPsBXQab
๐We're happy to announce our next #digitalequity workshop. This time, we will learn from with Juliane Stiller from Grenzenlos Digital e. V. about their work with refugees and migrants in #Germany.
4th December
1 pm - 2 pm UK Time
Online ๐ https://t.co/mpNAPglFiw