Digital Inclusion is about ensuring those facing exclusion whether as a result of digital poverty or accessibility changes are not left behind or excluded. More digital services means more of us have to make sure we can take part, but these solutions must ensure that barriers are not included through lack of awareness. Digital inclusion ensures everyone has access to devices and connectivity and the skills, capabilities, and motivation to take part. It is a human right and when done well can benefit the bottom line. This topic will include content about how AI has the dual potential to both reduce and exacerbate the digital inclusion gap.
Jazz Rasool Director, AI Coaching Alliance (AICA)
Rheanne Bennie, Lindsay Stephens, Aesha Zafar & Maxine Paintain, DWP Digital
Michael McLaughlin, Digital lead, HACT
July 2022
There’s a flurry of excitement about modern developments in artificial intelligence (AI). The arrival of powerful image generators, AI agents able to perform multiple tasks or seemingly (to some) sentient chatbots are an exciting prospect for data scientists that use machine learning to tackle big societal challenges in areas such […]
July 2022
With organisations planning significant project and programmes, and envisioning requiring outside third-party help, perhaps the most significant finding in our Productivity Puzzle whitepaper is the recognition that inadequate training is the leading cause of an unproductive workforce – yet none of the significant projects and programmes planned […]
July 2022
This week I was proud to launch the UK Digital Poverty Evidence Review at the House of Lords – in a room full of people committed to eradicating digital poverty. People who all recognise that we all have a role to play in both keeping digital poverty […]
June 2022
In DWP Digital we strive to make complicated services better for our users. Access to Work is a good example of this, where we’re providing a service that helps disabled people and people with health conditions to get or stay in work, by providing a […]
June 2022
When I started We Are Digital from my bedroom, newspaper clippings adorned my wall of Martha Lane Fox running Race-Online-2012 as the country attempted to get online before the Olympics. Age UK helped people in local “ITea and Biscuits” sessions, UK Online Centres was just […]
April 2022
We’re seeing an increasingly complex mix of user requirements applied to environmental planning initiatives through our national and international work in both the UK and Australia. Through our rich experience in this space, we understand the value in capturing and understanding user needs to inform […]
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