Research and Insights Directory
DPA Directory: for research and insights
Welcome to the DPA Research and Insight directory. This page is designed to be a central respository to the latest reports and insights for practitioners and policy-makers.
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‘Locked Out’: Digital Disadvantage of Disabled Children, Young People and Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Year Published: 2021 Date Published: 02/01/2021 Author/s: Dr Natasha Bradley Research Link: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.kids.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/locked-out-report-on-digital-disadvantage.pdf
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Affordability of communications services
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 18/12/2020 Author/s: Ofcom Research Link: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/209613/affordability-of-communications-services-initial-findings.pdf Methodology: Ofcom commissioned monthly telephone interviews among c.1,000 UK households from June. The research focuses on affordability issues…
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What is Data Poverty?
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 08/12/2020 Author/s: Patricia J Lucas, Rosa Robinson and Lizzy Treacy Research Link: https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/What_is_Data_Poverty.pdf Key Takeaways: Lucas, P., Robinson, R., and Treacy, L. (Nesta) Most of…
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Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 01/12/2020 Author/s: Ofcom Research Link: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/217834/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-report-2020-21.pdf Methodology: “Survey – quantitative, based on Adults’ Media Literacy Tracker + surveysAdults’ Media Lives is a qualitative, ethnographic,…
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Learning in a Pandemic: Closing the digital skills gap during COVID-19
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 16/11/2020 Author/s: Chrystalla Kapetaniou Research Link: https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Learning-in-a-Pandemic_161120.pdf
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To Lockdown and Back: Young People’s Lived Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 01/11/2020 Author/s: Laurie Day, Barry Percy-Smith, Sara Rizzo, Catie Erskine, Leanne Monchuk and Malika Shah Research Link: https://www.guc19.com/pdf/resource-bank/to-lockdown-and-back-research-report.pdf Methodology: A collaboration between adult researchers and…
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Digital Exclusion Research 2020: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on digital exclusion
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 30/10/2020 Research Link: https://www.connectivityuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Broadband-Stakeholder-Group-Digital-Exclusion-2020-Final-report.pdf Broadband Stakeholder Group
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Making a Difference: Libraries, Lockdown and Looking Ahead
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 01/10/2020 Author/s: Dr Jenny Peachey Research Link: https://d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net/pex/pex_carnegie2021/2020/10/05101626/Overarching-report-Making-a-Difference-1.pdf Jenny Peachey (for Carnegie UK)
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Connected Nations 2020 UK Report
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 17/09/2020 Author/s: Ofcom Research Link: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/209373/connected-nations-2020.pdf Ofcom
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Everyone Connected
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 01/09/2020 Author/s: Good Things Foundation Research Link: Everyone Connected: Key Findings on Bridging Digital Exclusion | Good Things Foundation Good Things Foundation
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“Older Adults, Social Technologies, and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Challenges, Strengths, and Strategies for Support,”
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 11/08/2020 Author/s: Ryan C. Moore and Jeffrey T. Hancock Research Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2056305120948162 Moore, R.C. & Hancock, J.T.
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Digital inclusion and Covid-19 briefing
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 01/07/2020 Research Link: https://www.ceci.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Digital_inclusion_v3.pdf Centre for Excellence in Community Investment
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The impact of COVID-19 and lessons learned for improving digital skills in the future
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 01/07/2020 Research Link: https://www.ada.ac.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=11&type=pdf APPG on Digital Skills
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Digital Connections and Inclusion in Brighton and Hove: A response to the COVID pandemic
Excerpt: Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 20/06/2020 Author/s: Other Research Link: https://digit-research.org/research/related-projects/digital-connections-and-inclusion-in-brighton-and-hove-a-response-to-the-covid-pandemic/ Methodology: Key Takeaways: Citizens Online
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OxIS 2019: The Rise of Mobile Internet Use in Britain
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 14/02/2020 Author/s: Grant Blank, William H. Dutton and Julia Lefkowitz Research Link: https://oxis.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/02/OxIS-2019-Report-2-Mobile-use.pdf Blank, G., Dutton, W. T., Lefkowitz, J.
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Loneliness and Digital Inclusion: A Literature Review
Year Published: 2020 Date Published: 03/02/2020 Author/s: Maureen Moroney & Alison Jarvis Research Link: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/media/insights/documents/Loneliness-and-Digital-Inclusion-AJ.pdf?mtime=20200828171249&focal=none Key Takeaways: ReisMaureen Moroney & Alison Jarvis (TNL Community Fund) The focus of this literature…