Digital inclusion
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Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Big Issue was invited to the Bromley by Bow Centre as the government unveiled plans for community hubs like these to get funding to teach people digital skills. The centre is carrying out vital work, but is the funding enough to keep people digitally literate at a time when technology is changing so rapidly? We asked the minister for digital inclusion, Liz Lloyd
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
In an exclusive interview with the Big Issue, Keir Starmer outlined what he thinks digital ID will mean for people experiencing homelessness.
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
Vendors taking part in the fumopay pilot have been able to accept payments from customers via a QR code
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors
Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors
We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now
We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
No internet, no opportunities: Addressing the challenges of digital exclusion in the UK
No internet, no opportunities: Addressing the challenges of digital exclusion in the UK
From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher
From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal
