BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:104@oxon.bcs.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260105T083335Z URL:https://oxon.bcs.org/programme/digital-exclusion-in-the-uk-and-what-wo rks-to-help-fix-the-digital-divide/ SUMMARY:Digital exclusion in the UK\, and what works to help fix the digita l divide DESCRIPTION:\nJo Reynolds (Good Things Foundation)\nWhile the world moves e ver more online\, a considerable number remain excluded from participating fully in the online world. 7.9 million adults in the UK lack basic digita l skills\, 3.7 million households are below the minimum digital living sta ndard\, and 1.6 million adults don't have access to a digital device. With age\, disability\, health\, education and poverty all shaping people's ca pacity and opportunity to be online\, the digital divide is not experience d equally across society. In this presentation\, we will look at the natur e and extent of digital exclusion in the UK\, and also explore the work Go od Things Foundation is doing to improving people's digital access\, skill s and confidence\, with clear positive impacts for their lives.\nSPEAKER B IOGRAPHY\nJo Reynolds is a staff-elected trustee and is Research &\; Ev aluation Manager at the Good Things Foundation\, with responsibility for m easuring the difference Good Things makes as an organisation\, and underst anding the impact of digital inclusion on people’s lives. She has a back ground in academic public health research and teaching\, plus experience i n evaluation consultancy in the charity sector. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oxon.bcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ DigitalDivide-thumb.jpg CATEGORIES:Virtual Only Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR