Tag: Digital Poverty Alliance

Government launches Digital Inclusion Action Plan to support the 19 million UK citizens suffering from digital poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has launched the government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan, providing funding and support to digitally-excluded groups across the UK, including elderly and low-income households, working with digital inclusion charity the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA). According to research from the DPA and Deloitte, as many as 19 million people across the UK still suffer from digital poverty, lacking access to a digital device, skills or broadband connectivity. As part of the plan, the government has set out a series of key steps to break down the barriers to…

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Isle of Wight partners with Digital Poverty Alliance to tackle digital poverty with local device donation drive

Stuart Mitchell

Richard Quigley, MP for Isle of Wight West, is spearheading a new initiative to combat digital poverty and encouraging local businesses to donate unused devices. Over 6,600 households are deprived of education and over 3,500 households face employment deprivation, revealing the gap in digital access is a huge issue within the Isle of Wight. This drive aims to bridge this digital divide by providing much-needed laptops to schools and community groups, ensuring better access to digital resources for those who are stuck. As part of the ongoing efforts to address…

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“GenAI risks deepening existing digital inequalities”, DPA Reveals

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has unveiled a new AI report in Parliament, warning that without action, AI could increase inequalities. The report defines digital poverty as a lack of access to suitable devices, reliable internet connectivity and skills needed to leverage new technologies, affecting the 19 million people still stuck in this digital divide. The report found that across England, local authorities have no oversight of how AI is used within the education system – although Scottish authorities were more likely to be creating guidance at local authority level. …

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Digital Poverty Alliance Launch Tech4Young Carers in Cambridgeshire, to bridge the digital divide with essential technology and education

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched the Tech4Young Carers scheme designed to combat digital poverty among young carers in Fenland, South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, giving them the essential technology, internet connectivity, and digital skills training to bridge the digital divide. The Tech4Young Carers scheme will provide digital access to 100 young carers, aged 14-25, who provide unpaid care for a family member or close friend dealing with a long-term or terminal illness, disability, mental health condition, age-related frailty, or struggles with addiction. The scheme launched today in Huntingdon, where…

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Digital Poverty Alliance launches Tech4Youth in Cumbria to address the looming digital divide among young people

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched its expansion of their Tech4Youth programme to the Solway Coast in Cumbria, coinciding with End Digital Poverty Day. This expansion of the scheme will support 275 young people, aged 11-to-19, on the Solway coast and surrounding communities, Silloth, Wigton, Maryport and Aspatria, by providing laptops, free internet access, and digital literacy workshops, directly addressing the digital access challenges faced in this region. 86 per cent of parents of digitally excluded children cite cost as the primary barrier preventing their children from accessing laptops,…

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