[Commlist] Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference 2021

This upcoming Tuesday - 14th September - We’re excited to invite you to 
the third edition of Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference!
Participation is free but please register to receive the Zoom sessions 
passwords.
To 
register:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-inclusion-policy-and-research-conference-2021-tickets-162435528037 
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-inclusion-policy-and-research-conference-2021-tickets-162435528037>
Programme:https://easychair.org/smart-program/DIPRC2021/ 
<https://easychair.org/smart-program/DIPRC2021/>
Sessions include the following topics:

Covid-19 Inequalities
Rural inequalities
Marginalised groups
Digital divides
Youth literacy
Media literacy during Covid-19
Policy interventions during Covid-19
Data/internet practices during Covid-19

This conference will bring together academic research with policymakers 
and stakeholders to review the current state of the art in digital 
inclusion policy and practice.

The experience of lock-down and COVID-19 shows that inequalities in 
access to and use of digital media have measurable impacts on the life 
chances, health, and economic wellbeing of citizens. Collaboration 
between University of Liverpool and the GoodThings Foundation identified 
over 13 million UK citizens (20%) who were limited or non-users of the 
Internet 
<https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/areas-of-work/digital-inclusion#researchandpublications>, 
with the majority being from lower-income households. The experience of 
the pandemic has placed access, skills and digital literacies into sharp 
focus for many national and regional government agencies. In the UK 
these include the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 
(DCMS) or city regions such as Greater Manchester. Their equivalents 
globally have also had to respond as have global agencies such as UNESCO 
and WHO.
We will also launch the final report of our Nuffield Foundation 
<https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/> funded project “Me and My Big 
Data: Developing Citizens Data Literacies” 
(https://meandmybigdata.liverpool.ac.uk/ 
<https://meandmybigdata.liverpool.ac.uk/>) at this event. This project 
highlights the significant gaps in digital and data literacies across 
different groups in the UK.
The conference will draw upon over two decades of research, policy, and 
practice.  Over this time digital inequalities and digital inclusion 
practice have changed in response to developments in digital 
technologies and media. Though key themes have remained, such as: 
material and financial access; skills and digital literacy; effective 
use by citizens and communities; the impact of socio-economic factors; 
motivation and attitudes; and, more recently socio-economic and 
socio-cultural variations in patterns of usage. Digital inequities, 
therefore, have become an important part of broader persistent issues of 
social equity and justice. The primary aim of this conference is to link 
up international policy efforts to address digital inequalities, access 
and skills with the outcomes of recent research from around the globe. 
The intention is to support sharing best practice and research insights. 
The conference will be a mix of invited presentations from policy and 
research colleagues, along with open paper sessions.

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