Connected Voice: Digital inclusion
National research on digital inclusion reports how the North East of England is one of the regions with a higher rate of digital exclusion, if not the one with the highest. Deprivation is one of the main factors that connects digital poverty and digital exclusion.
Supporting VCSE organisations on digital inclusion work means that their improved digital capability and infrastructure will positively impact digital inclusion for their population regarding health and wellbeing outcomes, and promote access to learning, leisure and economic activity.
Digital inclusion activities, skill-building, opportunities, and development work can take many forms. The improvement of digital inclusion in one specific area of people's lives will also have an overall positive impact and improve digital inclusion in the other areas of their lives.
The project aims at supporting over 20 VCSE organisations working in Gateshead through tailored approaches in order to develop their digital infrastructure and capability. The VCSE organisations involved have identified the digital needs of their facilities and of their beneficiaries, with a focus on out-reach to communities. The overall project is flexibly designed around the identified needs of the organisations, with attention to digital accessibility, co-creation, and co-delivery.
Contact
Alessandra Mondin, Gateshead Digital Inclusion in Health and Social Care Project Manager
alessandra.mondin@connectedvoice.org.uk
0191 235 7022
Connected Voice Health Equity