Digital inclusion
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Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Ministers have scaled back plans to require digital ID for workers, but campaigners warn a voluntary system could still become compulsory in practice
What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
Keir Starmer hopes digital ID will be a passport out of homelessness. People who have experienced homelessness have ‘mixed feelings’
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
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
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
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’
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
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
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
‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty
‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty
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
