Device & Connectivity

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Digital Poverty in the UK

As every aspect of life – from job seeking to health care – moves online,
digital connectivity is a daily necessity, not a luxury. Against the
backdrop of the UK’s worst cost of living crisis in 40 years, discussions
about fuel and food poverty are now joined by a new concern with
what has become known as digital poverty – challenges affording
the cost of online connectivity and devices.

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The case for local authority

Building Mobile Britain: The Case for Local Authority Digital Champions

There are many benefits of digital transformation including the flexibility it gives us to interact with residents and colleagues. We have seen the way in which hybrid and virtual meetings have enabled us to meet with fellow councillors and the public from across the country, without time consuming and environmentally impactful travel, allowing for critical decision making to be made democratically and without delay during times of emergency.

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Bridging the Divide: Tackling Digital Inequality in a post-pandemic world by Josh Abey (BT and EE Report)

Bridging the Divide: Tackling Digital Inequality in a Post-Pandemic World

Too many people still lack the technology or skills they need to live in today’s online world. This is leading to a widening divide in society, exacerbated by our reliance on digital technology during the pandemic.

Bridging the Divide shows that, while more people are online now than before the pandemic, 1.5 million households are still not connected to the internet at all, and 29 per cent of adults have very low digital engagement – barely using internet devices, email or online shopping and banking. Some groups are much more likely to be digitally excluded than others, including older people, disabled people and people on low incomes.

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Poverty and Inequality commission: intersectionality: revealing the realities of poverty and inequality in scotland

An intersectional approach to poverty and inequality in Scotland

Experience of poverty cannot be disentangled from other inequalities that shape society in Scotland. Structural inequalities – including along lines of gender, race or ethnicity, disability and nationality or migration status – have intrinsic connections to economic disadvantage. These factors shape how wealth and prosperity is shared across Scotland, and how and where poverty is concentrated. Intersectionality is the idea that these different factors are not separate single issues but rather interconnected forms of injustice – creating distinct experiences of privilege and oppression.

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