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  • The Minimum Digital Living Standard for Households with Children has launched

    18/03/2024 · News

    The Minimum Digital Living Standard for Households with Children has launched

    For the first time, we have a benchmark defined by the public about what families think is enough to feel included in our digital society. It tells us what families need to know, do, and be able to afford. Emma Stone explores the groundbreaking new findings.

  • Helen Milner with a member of the National Digital Inclusion Network smiling and holding placards that say we're fixing the digital divide for good.

    13/03/2024 · News

    Good Things Foundation are national coordinators for ALL DIGITAL Weeks 2024

    We're delighted to be be National Coordinators for ALL DIGITAL Weeks 2024 for the UK, here's everything you need to know about the campaign.

  • Good Things CEO Helen Milner sits with Baroness Dido Harding and Baroness Anna Healy in front of a Virgin Media O2 sign

    07/03/2024 · News

    Digital Futures For Good: with Baroness Dido Harding and Baroness Anna Healy

    Good Things Foundation launch their new conversation series, Digital Futures for Good, exploring the solutions to fix the digital divide. On our first episode we're joined by Baroness Dido Harding and Baroness Anna Healy.

  • Spring Budget overlooks the transformative potential of digital inclusion

    06/03/2024 · News

    Spring Budget overlooks the transformative potential of digital inclusion

    Good Things' Group CEO, Helen Milner OBE, writes about how the Spring Budget has missed an opportunity by not investing in digital inclusion, impacting both people and the economy.

  • Cost of connectivity crisis: One in 10 Brits would cut back on food or heating rather than lose internet access

    04/03/2024 · News

    Cost of connectivity crisis: One in 10 Brits would cut back on food or heating rather than lose internet access

    We're making digital for all, as new research reveals just how vital Brits consider being connected to the internet is to their everyday lives.

  • It’s time the Government invests in fixing the digital divide

    26/02/2024 · News

    It’s time the Government invests in fixing the digital divide

    Good Things Foundation's Policy and Advocacy Assistant, Urko Beltran de Guevara, explains why we need urgent action from the Government to invest in digital inclusion, following the recent House of Lords debate.

  • Good Things CEO Helen Milner sits with Baroness Dido Harding and Baroness Anna Healy in front of a Virgin Media O2 sign

    23/02/2024 · News

    Introducing… Digital Futures For Good

    Digital Futures for Good is a new in-depth conversation series that imagines a nation without digital exclusion, focusing on the transformational potential of innovative initiatives and policymaking.

  • Safer Internet Day: the best resources for keeping people safe online

    06/02/2024 · News

    Safer Internet Day: the best resources for keeping people safe online

    Good Things' Community Engagement Manager, Louise Branch, shares her top online safety resources, in celebration of Safer Internet Day 2024.

  • Virgin Money brings the National Databank to all UK stores

    18/01/2024 · News

    Virgin Money brings the National Databank to all UK stores

    Virgin Money and Good Things Foundation team up to support millions of households facing digital exclusion across the UK by making all UK stores National Databanks.

  • Are older people really spending more time online?

    10/01/2024 · News

    Are older people really spending more time online?

    New data from the Office of National Statistics reveals that Over-70s are UK’s most online adults after twenty-somethings. Our Head of Research and Data Insights, Katie Heard, explores these findings.

  • A man smiling and talking to someone while using a laptop in a community centre

    08/01/2024 · News

    HMRC awards Good Things another 3 year grant

    Good Things have received more funding from HMRC, enabling us to support individuals facing digital and other barriers to accessing HMRC services.

  • A woman helping a man use a computer

    02/01/2024 · News

    People’s Partnership: helping people and the environment by donating devices

    People's Partnership are tackling digital exclusion by donating used tech to the National Device Bank. They shared their motivations, the benefits and why other organisations should get involved.

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