A Community-Level Perspective on Digitally and Socially Including Older People

A presentation of findings from the evaluation of the Future Digital Inclusion programme funded by the UK Government Department of Education. Data show the effectiveness of embedding digital inclusion support within wider social inclusion services at the local level, mediated by institutions and organisations which have established pathways to engage older people.

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James Richardson

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Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

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[0001]Good Things Foundation 1 East Parade, Sheffield, UK, S1 2ET

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.224

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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[1] Lloyds Bank 2018 Lloyds Bank UK Consumer Digital Index 2018 Retrieved May 11 2018, from: http://www.lloydsbank.com/assets/media/pdfs/banking_with_us/whats-happening/LB-Consumer-Digital-Index-2018-Report.pdf

[2] The Tech Partnership 2018 Essential Digital Skills Framework 2018 Retrieved May 11 2018, from: http://www.thetechpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/EssentialDigitalSkillsFramework-11May18.pdf

[3] W.H. DuttonG. Blank, with D. Groselj 2013 Cultures of the Internet: The Internet in Britain Oxford Internet Survey 2013 Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

[4] Ofcom 2016 Adults’ media use and attitudes Retrieved February 24, 2017, from http://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/80828/2016-adults-media-use-and-attitudes.pdf?lang=uqovrjuc

[5] Go ON UK (n.d.) Basic Digital Skills framework Retrieved February 24, 2017, from http://goon-uk-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/Basic-Digital-Skills-Framework-FINAL.pdf

[6] Just Economics 2016 A Social Return on Investment Analysis for Tinder Foundation Retrieved February 24, 2017, from: http://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/sites/default/files/research-publications/sroi250216formatted4_0.pdf

[7] Cebr 2015 The economic impact of Basic Digital Skills and inclusion in the UK Retrieved February 24, 2017, from: http://doteveryone-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/The%20economic%20impact%20of%20digital%20skills%20and%20inclusion%20in%20the%20UK_Final_23_11_15.pdf

[8] UK Government 2010 Equality Act 2010, Section 6 Retrieved February 24, 2017, from http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/6

[9] UK Government Department for Education (n.d) Retrieved February 24, 2017, from http://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels

[10] UK Government Depart for Work and Pensions 2013 Retrieved February 24, 2017, from http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2

[11] William H. Dutton Grant Blank, with assistance from Darja Groselj (2013): Cultures of the Internet: The Internet in Britain Oxford Internet Survey 2013 Report, Oxford Internet Institute Retrieved May 11 2018, from: http://oxis.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2014/11/OxIS-2013.pdf

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