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Live Better Connected Podcast: How Can We Narrow The Digital Divide? Partner content
Technology
By Mobile UK
Live Better Connected Podcast: How Can We Narrow The Digital Divide?
Here at Mobile UK, we have been discussing the implications and impact of what’s known as the Digital Divide – the term to describe unequal access in society to digital technology.
How Mobile Connectivity Can Further Narrow the Digital Divide Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
How Mobile Connectivity Can Further Narrow the Digital Divide
From banking to benefits, shopping to education, digital connectivity has fundamentally changed how the UK public accesses information, products, and services. This has opened up exciting new opportunities for many but, unfortunately, not for all. Now, an important new report from Mobile UK has highlighted the scale of the digital divide and identified practical strategies to address it.
Partner content
Economy
By Lloyds Banking Group
Tackling the digital divide
With many essential services now moving largely online, it’s difficult to imagine there still being 2.6 million people who are digitally excluded. We’re working towards tackling the digital divide to ensure the benefits and opportunities of digital technology are accessible to all.
The public demands the best broadband. Here’s how Government can help. Partner content
Communities
By Openreach
The public demands the best broadband. Here’s how Government can help.
In the run up to the 2019 general election, broadband was a big battleground in the bid for votes.
A headline-grabbing policy to nationalise BT met with an equally ambitious plan to cover the country with “gigabit-capable” broadband. It's a major pillar in the Tory party’s levelling up strategy, which will see £5bn spent to reach homes and businesses in the most rural parts of the UK.
Why the Government should invest in Digital Champions as part of levelling up agenda Partner content
Communities
By Mobile UK
Why the Government should invest in Digital Champions as part of levelling up agenda
To level up we must combat digital exclusion. The evidence shows Digital Champions must be part of the solution.
Tech Entrepreneur Martha Lane-Fox Warns Digital Divide Forcing Families To Choose Between Data Or Food
Education
Tech Entrepreneur Martha Lane-Fox Warns Digital Divide Forcing Families To Choose Between Data Or Food
Tech entrepreneur and former UK digital champion Baroness Lane-Fox says the country must work harder than ever to tackle its deepening digital divide as we emerge from the pandemic.
The pandemic accelerated the shift to digital – we must now ensure no one is left behind
Culture
By Julie Elliott MP, Darren Jones MP, Esther McVey MP, Siobhain McDonagh MP, Damian Collins MP
The pandemic accelerated the shift to digital – we must now ensure no one is left behind
Our reliance on technology has never been greater as a nation. It forms a fundamental part of our day to day lives, how we communicate, access services, how we learn and how we work.
Bridging the digital divide is now a matter of solving the wealth gap Partner content
Coronavirus
By Vodafone UK
Bridging the digital divide is now a matter of solving the wealth gap
From completing the weekly online food order, attending online lessons and video-calling with isolated grandparents during the pandemic; to accessing public services such as claiming universal credit, or more recently ordering lateral flow test kits and completing the census, digital connectivity and skills have become an increasingly essential part of participating in society. It is now abundantly clear that for most of us being online is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
The digital revolution leaving millions behind Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
The digital revolution leaving millions behind
The pandemic has unmasked a stark digital divide that excludes too many from online life – so how can we fix it?
Senior MPs back calls for a new approach to '6G’ technology Partner content
Health
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Senior MPs back calls for a new approach to '6G’ technology
MPs have welcomed calls from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for a new approach to mobile digital technology which prioritises societal benefits over a focus on “ever higher data speed”.
It’s time to admit Labour was right about free broadband and tackle the digital divide
Education
By Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
It’s time to admit Labour was right about free broadband and tackle the digital divide
Universal free broadband was pilloried by the press and the Conservatives alike during the last election, but there will be a generation demanding that internet is recognised as a basic right.
We need a long-term education plan to ensure left-behind pupils aren’t mired in a Covid swamp
Education
By Rob Halfon
We need a long-term education plan to ensure left-behind pupils aren’t mired in a Covid swamp
The decision to close schools will accelerate education social injustices. We need to ensure a level playing field for all students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Good broadband is a necessity: We must improve access to level-up society
Coronavirus
By Selaine Saxby MP
Good broadband is a necessity: We must improve access to level-up society
Broadband has not always been seen as vital infrastructure, but if lockdown has taught us anything, it must be that it is, and that we must ensure everyone has access.
Digital transformation will play a vital role in building back better Partner content
Economy
By Legal & General
Digital transformation will play a vital role in building back better
2020 has been a year like no other. As our society has adapted to COVID-19, we have used technology to bridge the gaps made by lockdowns.
Ministers must ensure no one is left behind by the digital revolution
Economy
By Jamie Stone MP
Ministers must ensure no one is left behind by the digital revolution
The Government must do more to invest in those communities that are currently not well-served by digital technologies to make sure they do not fall through the net of progress. 
No child’s education should be dependent on their internet connection
Coronavirus
By Siobhain McDonagh MP
No child’s education should be dependent on their internet connection
The closure of schools exposed the digital divide in our society. Lessons must be learnt from the last few months so that our young people do not fall even further behind.
Our farmers deserve the digital infrastructure to grow their business and thrive in a technological world
Communities
By Lord Holmes
Our farmers deserve the digital infrastructure to grow their business and thrive in a technological world
Our farmers have been on the front line throughout this Covid crisis, let's return the service by delivering an Agriculture Bill that addresses the shocking lack of digital infrastructure and skills in the countryside.
No child should miss out on their education because they are on the wrong side of the digital divide
Coronavirus
By Siobhain McDonagh MP
No child should miss out on their education because they are on the wrong side of the digital divide
The Government must ensure that any child who is entitled free school meals has internet access and adequate devices at home.