News, thoughts & stories
We like to think we’re experts in all things digital inclusion, technology for social good, community learning...in fact, quite a few things! If you’d like to know what we know, why not take a look at our latest news, thoughts and stories.
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Virgin Media O2 becomes first strategic partner of Good Things Foundation with £2m donation to help fix the digital divide – for good
Virgin Media O2 is donating £2 million to Good Things Foundation to help disadvantaged people across the country get online, stay connected, and gain vital digital skills, as part of a new three year partnership.
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Meet me where I am: speaking the language of offline citizens
Kat Dixon is a research fellow with the Data Poverty Lab. Over three months, she’s investigating community-led initiatives which enable good access to the internet for people experiencing data poverty. These blog posts track her journey and thinking.
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Community Digital Skills Pathway helps Ali gain confidence and overcome isolation
Ali tells us how taking part in the Community Digital Skills pathway has helped him to become less isolated and more confident using the internet.
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Library internet access: is this a 20th Century solution to a 21st Century problem?
Kat Dixon is a research fellow with the Data Poverty Lab. Over three months, she’s investigating community-led initiatives which enable good access to the internet for people experiencing data poverty. These blog posts track her journey and thinking.
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Virgin Media O2 increases free data gifting amid escalating cost of living crisis
The company is donating an extra 15 million GB of free data to the National Databank to help people in need stay connected as the cost of living crisis escalates.
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Affording the internet, as costs of living rise
Unsure how to help if people can’t afford internet access? Emma Stone, our Director of Evidence and Engagement, explains how a new guide - part of our Data Poverty Lab - can help.
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UK plc to receive almost £10 for every £1 invested in digital inclusion
Today we are calling for significant investment in digital inclusion to drive economic prosperity in the UK.
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Growing the evidence base for digital inclusion
Our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone, has put together her unusual summer holiday reading recommendations (and more). Interested in digital inequality? Read on...
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London Digital Inclusion Service pilot is launched
Good Things Foundation, the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) and the Greater London Authority are working together to deliver London's first ever Digital Inclusion Service.
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Not all customers are created equal: why cheaper internet isn’t always a choice
Kat Dixon is a research fellow with the Data Poverty Lab. Over three months, she’s investigating community-led initiatives which enable good access to the internet for people experiencing data poverty. These blog posts track her journey and thinking.
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Where you’ll find us at Digital Leaders Week
Digital Leaders Week starts today and there are hundreds of free online events to attend - or watch back later at your leisure. Dr. Emma Stone takes you through where you'll find Good Things across the week
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Building digital skills for employability
This Employability Day, Good Things Foundation is releasing a new playbook ‘Supporting people with Digital Skills’.
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