Helen Milner OBE and Dr Emma Stone appointed to Government’s Digital Inclusion Action Committee

Good Things Foundation is proud to announce that Helen Milner OBE, Chief Executive, and Dr Emma Stone, Director of Evidence and Engagement, have been appointed as members of the UK Government’s Digital Inclusion Action Committee (DIAC) — a new expert advisory body chaired by Baroness Hilary Armstrong.

The Committee has been established by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) to steer, scrutinise, and support government efforts to reduce digital exclusion and ensure equitable digital access for all.

Helen Milner OBE and Dr Emma Stone join a group of national leaders with expertise across policy, technology, education, and community engagement.

There will be three sub-committees. They will focus on industry leadership and partnership, local delivery and inclusive digital services.

Helen and Emma have also been announced as co-chairs of the industry leadership and partnership sub-committee, as a job-share.

Helen Milner OBE, Chief Executive of Good Things Foundation, said:

"Digital exclusion remains one of the UK’s most urgent inequalities. I’m honoured to bring our national insight and community experience to this important work and to help ensure the government’s strategy reaches everyone."

Dr. Emma Stone, Director of Evidence and Engagement, said:

"We must base our digital future on evidence, equity, and lived experience. I’m proud to join the Committee to help shape inclusive systems that work for people who are too often left behind."

The appointments reflect Good Things Foundation’s leadership in digital inclusion, having engaged over one million people with digital inclusion support alongside its community partners in the National Digital Inclusion Network.