Britain needs a digital inclusion policy with concrete targets for both availability and take-up to counter the emergence of a digital underclass

Helsper, Ellen ORCID: 0000-0002-0852-2853 (2011) Britain needs a digital inclusion policy with concrete targets for both availability and take-up to counter the emergence of a digital underclass. British Politics and Policy at LSE (18 Aug 2011). Website.

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Internet use and information technology seems ubiquitous throughout our society – for many, life would be unimaginable without it. But, as Ellen Helsper argues, there is a vast ‘digital underclass’ in the UK that has not benefitted from increasing rates of Internet access. New, targeted policies are needed to ensure access to digital technologies and their attendant benefits amongst the most disadvantaged groups.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2011 the author
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications T Technology > T Technology (General)
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2011 08:15
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 03:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37962

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