Tag: Digital Poverty Alliance

“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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86% of Parents Say Cost is the Biggest Barrier to Their Children Getting Online, according to Digital Poverty Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

86 per cent of parents say cost is the reason why their child did not have a laptop, according to a survey by the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA), worsening the digital divide in deprived areas. Unsurprisingly, 88 per cent of parents felt their child was significantly disadvantaged without a laptop. A lack of devices and connectivity presents a significant barrier to educational achievement, with nearly 80 per cent of children in families surveyed having online homework at least once a week, with older children being assigned online tasks even more…

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Digital Poverty Alliance launches Charter for Digital Inclusion and updated National Delivery Plan to save the 19 million people suffering from digital poverty

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched its Charter for Digital Inclusion and updated its National Delivery Plan (NDP), calling for affordable connectivity and wider access to digital services across the UK. Ahead of the upcoming general election, the DPA’s updated NDP focuses on critical areas like advancing the affordability of connectivity and enhancing media literacy in the context of the rising use of AI.  Healthcare is another core priority, exploring the intersection of healthcare access and digital exclusion, with a focus on potentially saving thousands of lives through enhanced…

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