Tag: Digital Poverty Alliance

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has expanded its Tech4Young Carers scheme, helping more young people across the UK access the technology and skills they need to stay connected, bridge the digital divide, manage their caring responsibilities, while continuing their education. Following a successful first year in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the scheme is now being rolled out to Milton Keynes and Southend-on-Sea, reaching an additional 200 young carers across these three regions. This expansion forms part of the DPA’s wider mission to end digital poverty across the UK, with funding provided…

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) is launching a Tech4Communities initiative in Gateshead to tackle digital poverty and e-waste across the area by collecting used devices from residents, refurbishing them and redistributing them to individuals and families who need them most. The DPA is calling on local people to donate unwanted and disused laptops, tablets and smartphones, at drop off points around Gateshead.  With around 33,000 (16 per cent) people in Gateshead living in one of the 10 per cent most deprived areas of England, as reported by the Gateshead Council,…

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched an inquiry into digital inclusion in the healthcare sector amid government announcements to allocate billions to digital transformation. At a time where healthcare is moving online, discerned by the 20 per cent decrease in physical GP services, it’s vital that the healthcare industry evolves in line with technological advancement – but whilst tackling digital exclusion and not leaving millions behind. With the NHS undergoing significant digital transformation under the current administration’s new ten-year plan, shifting towards digital-first services, the Inquiry seeks to understand…